Terracotta bust of a man

Unknown

5th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

The mold used to make this work is difficult to distinguish from one for a female figure. Note especially the treatment of the hair. The addition of a painted beard and moustache, however, very simply changed the sex.

Artist

Unknown

Date

5th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Ernest Brummer, 1959