Artist unknown / Head of a Young Man / about 400

Artist unknown
Head of a Young Man
about 400 - 420
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Creator Name: Unknown
Creator Nationality: Asian; Middle Eastern; Syrian
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Name-CRT: Artist unknown
Title: Head of a Young Man
View: front
Creation Start Date: 400
Creation End Date: 420
Creation Date: about 400 - 420
Creation Place: Northern Syria
Object Type: Sculpture
Materials and Techniques: sandstone
Dimensions: H.10 in.
AMICA Contributor: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number: 70.68
Credit Line: The Putnam Dana McMillan Fund
Rights: http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html
Context:

The frontal pose and simplified facial features of this head are characteristic of Roman portrait sculpture after the reign of Constantine the Great (306-337 A.D.). The focus of portraiture now shifted away from realistic depictions of outward physical features, concentrating instead on the expression of the inner, spiritual self, as represented by this young man's upturned gaze.

AMICA ID: MIA_.70.68
Component Measured: height only
Measurement Unit: in
AMICA Library Year: 1998
Media Metadata Rights: ?The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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