持书卷的妇女半身像

拜占庭

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 301

这件精心雕刻的半身像描绘出一位面带沉思表情、目光炯炯的成年女子；她右手握着的书卷表明她对古典学习的欣赏，也说明她是精英阶层的一员。她身穿披风、束腰外衣，头戴发巾，完全是一位贵族妇女的典型装束。这种头巾从四世纪开始流行。这件半身人像可能曾是一组纪念陈列品中的一件，或许见证了一次公共捐赠，也可能曾用于室内装饰。

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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