Marble head of a boy

Roman

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 162

Copy or adaptation of a Greek work of the 3rd century B.C.

This head of a boy with half-opened mouth and tousled hair is typical of many Hellenistic genre works that show satyrs embracing nymphs and young boys engaged in wrestling matches or in such mundane activities as removing a thorn from their foot. The lead dowel on the right side of the hair remains from a modern restoration.

Marble head of a boy, Marble, Island, Roman

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Marble head of a boy, Marble, Island, Roman
Marble head of a boy, Marble, Island, Roman
Marble head of a boy, Marble, Island, Roman
Marble head of a boy, Marble, Island, Roman

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