Terracotta Head from a Statue in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, February 2011

Terracotta head from a statue

Period: Archaic

Date: ca. 525–500 B.C.

Culture: Greek, South Italian

Medium: Terracotta

Dimensions: H. 6 3/16 in. (15.72 cm)

Classification: Terracottas

Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1922

Accession Number: 22.139.57

Description:

This superlative fragment is attributed to Metauron, an ancient settlement not far from Medma.

Text from: www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/251230