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An Archaic Male Head from Athens

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 December 2013

Edward S. Forster
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By kind permission of Commander Down, R.N., of Wokmgham, Berks, I am allowed to publish an archaic head (Fig. 1) in his possession. It was found by him in Athens when cruising in Greek waters about the year 1879.

The head, which has been broken off abruptly at the neck, is 13 m. in height, 105 m. in depth, and 315 m. in circumference. The material is a rather coarse-grained white marble. The face has unfortunately suffered considerably: the lower part of the nose has been broken off and the surface of the mouth and chin is damaged, and there is a deep indentation over the left eye.

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Research Article
Information
The Journal of Hellenic Studies , Volume 31 , November 1911 , pp. 260 - 262
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for the Promotion of Hellenic Studies 1911

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References

1 Sculpture attigue, p. 356.

2 Deonna, , Les Apollons archaïques, p. 97Google Scholar.

3 Op. cit. p. 105. He cites as examples the ‘Apollo’ of Mt. Ptoion (Nat. Mus. Athens, No. 20) and the Berlin Head (Berlin Mus. No. 536).

4 Cf. Deonna, op. cit. Pl. VII.

5 Ib. pp. 108–109.

6 Op. cit. p. 251.

7 Op. cit. pp. 352–363.