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Colossal Head of a Divinity (made for insertion into statue)

Date

A.D. 100–200

Medium

Carrara? marble, white, with traces of original paint around the eyes; also a hole for pin of bronze attachment

Culture

Roman

Department

Sculpture

Institution

Getty Museum

This colossal head, which was made for insertion into a statue, is carved from white marble, and retains traces of polychromy around the eyes. The eyes were hollowed out in the twentieth century, prior to acquistion. On the top of the head is a hole for a pin or bronze attachment.

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