Architectural Frieze Fragment

Item

Title

Architectural Frieze Fragment

Inventory Number

A0168

From Date

-25

To Date

100

Description

Quadrangular fragment with relief head of youthful male wearing flat fillet with uraeus above forehead; face modeled in Early Classical style; hair in roll back from forehead with curls hanging down back of neck with incised lines articulating masses in roll and curls and running across crown . Traces of object held before face. Background painted blue, no clear traces of other colors.

State of Preservation

All edges broken, break removing chin and lower ends of pendent curls. Blue paint badly worn.

Height

8.66 cm

Width

8.4 cm

Color

Clay body 5YR 7/6 (reddish yellow); shading to surface 10YR 8/3 (very pale brown).

Notes

Slide Coll

Material