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A ROMAN MARBLE PORTRAIT HEAD OF A MAN
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN MARBLE PORTRAIT HEAD OF A MAN
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
Depicted with his head turned slightly to his right, the closely-cropped beard and mustache with incisions for the individual locks, the brows arching over almond-shaped articulated eyes, with heavy upper lids, his hair brushed forward, thick locks falling over the top of his ears
10¾ in. (27.3 cm.) high
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
Depicted with his head turned slightly to his right, the closely-cropped beard and mustache with incisions for the individual locks, the brows arching over almond-shaped articulated eyes, with heavy upper lids, his hair brushed forward, thick locks falling over the top of his ears
10¾ in. (27.3 cm.) high
Provenance
with M. & C. Sestieri, Rome, 1984.
Dr. Michael Miller, Armonk, New York.
Dr. Michael Miller, Armonk, New York.
Literature
R. Brilliant, Mortals and Immortals, Roman Sculpture from the Miller Collection, Northampton, no. 11.
R. Brilliant, The Miller Collection of Roman Sculpture, Mythological Figures and Portraits, Minneapolis, pp. 66-67, no. 24.
R. Brilliant, The Miller Collection of Roman Sculpture, Mythological Figures and Portraits, Minneapolis, pp. 66-67, no. 24.
Exhibited
Northampton, Smith College Museum of Art, Mortals and Immortals: Roman Sculpture from the Miller Collection, 4 October 1996 - 5 January 1997, no. 11.
Minneapolis, Minneapolis Museum of Art, The Miller Collection of Roman Sculpture, Mythological Figures and Portraits, 13 March - 20 June 2004, no. 24.
Minneapolis, Minneapolis Museum of Art, The Miller Collection of Roman Sculpture, Mythological Figures and Portraits, 13 March - 20 June 2004, no. 24.
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G. Max Bernheimer
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