Head of a Youth

1st-2nd century CE (Roman Imperial)

12 cm 26 cm 20 cm

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This portrait head of a youth depicts an unusual hairstyle. A majority of the hair is cropped short and brushed forward into a full fringe that resembles the portraiture of the Emperor Trajan (98-117 CE).This style is interrupted by a unique feature at the center of the hairli...

Sculpture

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39421
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sculpture
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Arthur Sambon, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sambon Sale, Paris, 1929, [no. 22]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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