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Terracotta head of a youth

Terracotta head of a youth. Culture: Greek, South Italian, Tarentine. Dimensions: H. 3 1/2 in. (8.89 cm). Date: late 5th-4th century B.C.. The youth wearing a pilos (pointed helmet) is a common type among Tarentine terracottas. In earlier scholarship, these figures were identified as the Dioskouroi, Kastor and Polydeukes, who with their sisters Helen and Klytamnestra, were offspring of Leda. The identity of the youths is now undefined.
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Title:
Terracotta head of a youth
Caption:
Terracotta head of a youth. Culture: Greek, South Italian, Tarentine. Dimensions: H. 3 1/2 in. (8.89 cm). Date: late 5th-4th century B.C.. The youth wearing a pilos (pointed helmet) is a common type among Tarentine terracottas. In earlier scholarship, these figures were identified as the Dioskouroi, Kastor and Polydeukes, who with their sisters Helen and Klytamnestra, were offspring of Leda. The identity of the youths is now undefined.
Technique/material:
TERRACOTTA
Period:
classical
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Image size:
4200 x 4200 px | 50.5 MB
Print size:
35.6 x 35.6 cm | 14.0 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)
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