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Portrait of Pompey the Great

Roman

ca. 50 BCE

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#722. Marble portrait head of Pompey the Great

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Portrait of Pompey the Great, Marble, Roman — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Portrait of Pompey the Great

Period: Late Republican

Date: ca. 50 BCE

Culture: Roman

Medium: Marble

Dimensions: 9 13/16 × 8 × 4 in., 29.3 lb. (25 × 20.3 × 10.2 cm, 13.3 kg)

Classification: Stone Sculpture

Credit Line: Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen

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