Bronze head of a youth

ca. 480–470 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 157

The finely articulated head is provided with a suspension hole at the top of the crown, and there is another hole in the underside of the neck. The head seems not to have been part of a piece of sculpture but to have served independently, attached to a utensil. It calls to mind the weights that came into use during Roman and medieval times for the weighing of objects.

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Title: Bronze head of a youth
Period: Classical
Date: ca. 480–470 BCE
Culture: Greek
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: H.: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Classification: Bronzes
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1924
Object Number: 24.97.20
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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