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PROPERTY OF PROFESSOR AND MRS. SID PORT
A ROMAN MARBLE PORTRAIT HEAD OF A MAN
HADRIANIC PERIOD, 117-138 A.D.
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A ROMAN MARBLE PORTRAIT HEAD OF A MAN
Hadrianic Period, 117-138 A.D.
Probably a provincial portrait of the Emperor Hadrian, the life-sized depiction with full, but closely-cropped beard and mustache, with a slightly creased forehead, his heavy-lidded almond-shaped eyes with the pupils and irises articulated, his straight mouth with fleshy lips, his curly hair drilled with a series of curls falling across his forehead
11¼ in. (28.6 cm) high
Hadrianic Period, 117-138 A.D.
Probably a provincial portrait of the Emperor Hadrian, the life-sized depiction with full, but closely-cropped beard and mustache, with a slightly creased forehead, his heavy-lidded almond-shaped eyes with the pupils and irises articulated, his straight mouth with fleshy lips, his curly hair drilled with a series of curls falling across his forehead
11¼ in. (28.6 cm) high
Provenance
Lowie-Robertson, Los Angeles