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Grotesque head of a "Slave"

Grotesque head of a "Slave"

Greek

Large mouth, thick lips, short, broad nose, small chin and low forehead. Figure has a ribbed cap. Very poor hand modeling. (First and second rows of photo, center). Hard, light brown clay with very little mica.

Terracotta

Hellenistic period

Sculpture