Roman youth head Met Museum NYC

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The exceptionally short hair and the fractured cartilage of the ears clearly suggest that this head once belonged to either a statue of Hercules or an triumphant athlete. Roman artists frequently crafted decorative works by carving the heads of renowned Greek statues onto busts or rectangular herms. The surface of this piece has been thoroughly scrubbed, and it's possible that the back was re-edged in recent times.