Roman Marble Portrait Head of a Man

An ancient Roman marble life-size portrait bust of a young patrician man with fine features, a pronounced forehead and long nose. The portrait is similar to those of Drusus Minor, son of the emperor Tiberius, it may represent a contemporary member of the Julio-Claudian family.

Julio-Claudian Period.
Ca. 35 - 40 AD.
Height: 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm).

Published: J. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, vol. VI, (1991), no. 17.

Formerly in a New York private collection, acquired in London in 1990 from a previous private collection.

Inv#: 7400

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