National Archaeological Museum - 11
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❮ Marble head of a youth, known as the Aberdeen Head. ❯
National Archaeological Museum - 11

Marble head of a youth, known as the Aberdeen Head.

Many scholars consider it to be an original work of Praxiteles (330-320 BC) though some disagree. Holes to which a metal wreath was attached are preserved. London, British Museum inv. no. 1600

Exhibited in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, Greece.

Editors Note: The face resembles the "Marathon Youth" bronze sculpture.

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Art Athens Attica Marble National Archaeological Museum Original Photo Praxiteles Sculpture
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