Detail View: The AMICA Library: Head of a Young Man
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AMICA ID:
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MIA_.70.68
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Name:
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Unknown
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Middle Eastern; Syrian
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Creator Name-CRT:
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artist unknown
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Title:
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Head of a Young Man
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View:
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Front
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Creation Date:
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about 400 - 420
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Creation Start Date:
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400
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Creation End Date:
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420
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Materials and Techniques:
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sandstone
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Creation Place:
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northern Syria
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Dimensions:
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H.10 in.
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Component Measured:
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Height only
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Measurement Unit:
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in
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Owner Location:
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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ID Number:
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70.68
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Credit Line:
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The Putnam Dana McMillan Fund
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Rights:
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Context:
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The frontal pose and simplified facial features of this head are characteristic of Roman portrait sculpture after the reign of Constantine the Great (306-337 A.D.). The focus of portraiture now shifted away from realistic depictions of outward physical features, concentrating instead on the expression of the inner, spiritual self, as represented by this young man's upturned gaze. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MIA_.2262c.tif
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