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Buste de femme au parchemin

late 4th–early 5th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 301
Ce buste aux traits sensibles représente une femme d’âge mur à l’expression pensive et au regard perçant. Le parchemin dans sa main droite révèle le goût de l’étude et l’appartenance à l’élite. Typique de l’aristocratie également, la tenue est composée d’une tunique, d’un manteau et d’une coiffe d’un style en vogue au IVe siècle. La sculpture faisait peut-être partie d’une collection commémorative destinée à rappeler un don public, ou bien de la décoration d’un intérieur privé.

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Object Information
  • Titre: Buste de femme au parchemin
  • Date: Fin IVe siècle–début Ve siècle
  • Aire géographique: Probablement Constantinople
  • Culture: Byzantin
  • Technique: Marbre
  • Dimensions: 53 x 27,5 x 22,2 cm
  • Crédits: The Cloisters Collection, 1966
  • Accession Number: 66.25
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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