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He has a long nose, high cheekbones and a receding forehead. On his nose and on each cheek is a wart. He is bald, except for a tuft of hair at the top of his head and one at the back.
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Title: Bronze head of a grotesque
Period: Imperial
Date: ca. 1st–2nd century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Classification: Bronzes
Credit Line: Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1897
Accession Number: 97.22.6
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