Plaster Bust 'Blonde Ephebe'

Plaster Bust 'Blonde Ephebe'Plaster bust reproduction of the "Blond Kouros's Head of the Acropolis," also known as the "Blond Ephebe", by unknown maker 1947. The Blond Ephebe is thought to have been part of a full sized dedicatory statue found at the Acropolis in Athens depicting an adolescent male. From the prize collection of Swedish javelin champion Per Arne Berglund. With inscription on the base. Measures: h 45 x d 19 x w 16 cm Maker: unknown Material: Plaster Year: 1947

Plaster bust reproduction of the "Blond Kouros's Head of the Acropolis," also known as the "Blond Ephebe", by unknown maker 1947. The Blond Ephebe is thought to have been part of a full-sized dedicatory statue found at the Acropolis in Athens depicting an adolescent male. From the prize collection of Swedish javelin champion Per-Arne Berglund. With inscription on the base. 

• Measures: h 45 x d 19 x w 16 cm
  
  
• Maker: unknown
  
  
• Material: Plaster 
  
  
• Year: 1947
  
  
• Condition: Light surface wear, some surface dirt. Overall in good vintage condition with nice patina. 

Per-Arne Berglund
Berglund was the Swedish record holder in javelin 1951—1954 and won six Swedish championships. He came in tenth place at both the 1948 and 1952 Olympics and won silver at the 1950 European Championships. In 1949, he was ranked number one in the world.