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Portrait Head of a Ruler

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Date: early 1st century A.D.
Medium: Limestone with polychromy
Culture: Cypriot
Department: Sculpture
Institution: Getty Museum

The statue preserves the head of a male ruler wearing a corona civica. The hair is roughly rendered on the top and in the back of the head; sideburns have been incised on the left, but not visible on the right. Remains of red pigment are preserved on the edges of the eyelids and the lips.

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