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Bust of Democritus wearing a loose cloth cap and loose open necked shirt with heavy drapery over shoulders. The head with curling beard and hair curling loosely is turned to the left. The mouth laughs as do the eyes which look rather slyly to the front. To the right of the mouth a wart.
Victoria and Albert Museum
London
Title
Democritus
Date
1757
Medium
steatite
Measurements
excluding base: H 13.9 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
A.201-1946
Work type
Sculpture
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London, Greater London SW7 2RL England
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