A marble head of a young athlete, discovered in Rome. A Roman copy of a Greek original.
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Dimension(s):
height, 0.22, m
height, face, 0.154, m
width, 0.117, m
Acquisition:
given; 1948; Abernon, Helen Viscountess d'
Notes:
Adopted as the family crest of Vicount d'Abernon, whose wife donated it to the museum
Documentation:
Strong, E. 1904. Illustrated Catalogue of Ancient Greek Art. Burlington Fine Arts Club
Budde, Ludwig. Nicholls, Richard V.. 1967. Catalogue of the Greek and Roman sculpture in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. pp.28-, no.45 pl.33
Object Number: GR.3.1948 (Antiquities)
http://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/69524