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This bronze head, found on the island of Delos in 1912, represents one of the most extraordinary masterpieces of Hellenistic art that has survived to this day.
It dates back to 1st or 2nd Century BC and is known among Anglo-Saxon scholars as the "Worried Man of Delos" due to the incredible expressiveness of his features.
National Archaeological Museum, Athens
#archaeohistories
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