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Grotesque Head of an "Orator"

Grotesque Head of an "Orator"

Hellenistic

Pudgy, wrinkled face of a man with a large, bulbous nose. Good hand-modeling, with no trace of slip or color. Broken vertically in half behind ears and repaired. Hard, reddish-brown clay with very little mica.

Terracotta

Hellenistic period

Sculpture