Speranza
Marble portrait bust of a man
Period: Early Imperial,
Flavian
Date: A.D.
81–96
Culture: Roman
Medium: Marble
Dimensions: H. 41.9 cm
Classification: Stone Sculpture
Credit Line: Rogers Fund,
1909
Accession Number: 1909.221.5
This artwork is currently on display in
Gallery 168
The carefully styled hair on
this man resembles the short coiffure combed forward in undulating waves
found on portraits of the emperor Domitian, who ruled from A.D. 81 to
96.
The bust is said to have been found in
Rome
References:
Robinson, Edward.
1910. "Department of Classical
Art: The Accessions of 1909--V. Conclusion." Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum
of Art 5(10): pp. 234-35, fig. 1.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1987.
Greece and Rome. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, no. 87, pp. 116-17.
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