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Source Description
This marble portrait head depicts a man with a very low beard and moustache. His pupils and irises are incised, his nose is restored, there is some red color in his hair, and the back of his neck is extended as if for attachment.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
23151
label
Male Portrait Head
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
23151
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Male Portrait Head
description
This marble portrait head depicts a man with a very low beard and moustache. His pupils and irises are incised, his nose is restored, there is some red color in his hair, and the back of his neck is extended as if for attachment.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
253-268 CE (Roman Imperial)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
statues
portraits
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
H: 10 7/8 in. (27.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Roman
reign
Gallienus (253-268 CE)
med
marble
creator_ids
6191
collection_ids
ROM
exhibition_ids
335
Single page context
seq
1
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0
type
photo
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69a770a6dcf4a0e0