Possibly from Bubon, southwestern Anatolia (Milleker 1992, p. 52) Said to be from the Sebasteion (temple of the imperial cult) at Bubon (modern Dikmen Tepe), Türkiye

By 1967 and until 1990, collection of Norbert Schimmel, New York; 1990-1992, with Norbert Schimmel Trust; acquired in 1992, gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust. Deaccessioned for return to Turkey in April 2023.

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Zanker, Paul. 2016. Roman Portraits: Sculptures in Stone and Bronze in the Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 28, pp. 89–90, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.