Mold of a Small Head

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Mold of a Small Head

Creator

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Date
4th or 3rd century B.C.
Medium
Terracotta
Culture
Greek (South Italian, Tarantine)
Department
Sculpture
Institution
Getty Museum

This mold was used for making a frontal face, perhaps of a mythological figure. The face is set against a backdrop shaped like a downward pointing triangle suggesting that it is meant to be understood as a relief mounted on a support.

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