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Marble portrait head of an elderly man

1st century BCE
Not on view
The head is turned toward its left and slightly raised, in an echo of late Hellenistic pathos. It particularly resembles the portrait of the deified Caesar, especially the serene, later version of that work, which must have been created after the rule of Augustus was established, thus after 27 B.C.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Marble portrait head of an elderly man
  • Period: Late Republic
  • Date: 1st century BCE
  • Culture: Roman
  • Medium: Marble
  • Dimensions: Height: 11 in. (27.9 cm)
  • Classification: Stone Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1913
  • Object Number: 13.229.4
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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