Busto di donna con un rotolo di pergamena

Bizantino

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 301

Questo ritratto, scolpito con grande delicatezza, raffigura una donna in età matura con un’espressione pensosa e lo sguardo penetrante; il rotolo di pergamena che tiene nella mano destra allude all’importanza dell’istruzione classica e la distingue quindi come appartenente alla classe alta. Indossa un mantello, una tunica e un copricapo, abbigliamento tipico di una nobildonna. Questo tipo di copricapo si diffuse nel IV secolo. Il busto era probabilmente esposto per ragioni commemorative, a testimonianza di una donazione pubblica o forse si trovava all’interno di un’abitazione.

Marble Portrait Bust of a Woman with a Scroll, Pentelic Marble, Byzantine

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Marble Portrait Bust of a Woman with a Scroll, Pentelic Marble, Byzantine
Marble Portrait Bust of a Woman with a Scroll, Pentelic Marble, Byzantine
Marble Portrait Bust of a Woman with a Scroll, Pentelic Marble, Byzantine
Marble Portrait Bust of a Woman with a Scroll, Pentelic Marble, Byzantine
Marble Portrait Bust of a Woman with a Scroll, Pentelic Marble, Byzantine
Marble Portrait Bust of a Woman with a Scroll, Pentelic Marble, Byzantine
Marble Portrait Bust of a Woman with a Scroll, Pentelic Marble, Byzantine

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