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"Fragmentary colossal marble head of a youth
Greek, Hellenistic period, 2nd Century B.C. (?)
Discovered at Pergamon, at upper terrace of
gymnasium, 1879.
The function and importance of this extraordinary head have only recently been understood. The youth, with long curling locks and a brooding expression, was originally part of a draped bust set in a marble roundel almost four feet in diameter. It is probably among the earliest known sculptures of this type (imagines clipaerae) in marble and over life-size in scale. It would have been one of a number that adorned the walls of a particularly grand space in the gymnasium. He may represent a young god or possibly Alexander the Great. Even in its damaged state, the head exemplifies the combination of sensitivity and presence that are characteristic of the finest Pergamene sculpture."
Part of a visiting exhibition from the Pergamon Museum (Berlin) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC -- July 4, 2016
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taken on 16 January 2019. at JR Akihabara Station, Chiyoda City, Tokyo.
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Everything was disintegrating into a shriekingly colourful kaleidoscope of broken hopes. Even the flowers on the windowsills were dying – maybe in solidarity, maybe from lack of water. Not that it mattered anymore.
This is an extreme closeup scan (2400 dpi) of a paint chip retrieved from the ruins of Belmont Art Park by Amy McKenzie earlier this year. The fragment is about 1cm thick, and appears to consist of about 150-200 layers of paint. (For a sense of scale, note the ridges of my fingerprint in the lower right.) This should give you an idea of the staggering number of pieces painted in this spot over the decades.