Portrait of a Young Man
Portrait of a Young Man
Culture
Roman
Creation date
Julio-Claudian (ca. A.D. 14-38)
Materials
Greek Island Marble
Dimensions
H: 5 1/2 in.
Credit line
Gift of J. W. Alsdorf
Accession number
59.45
Collection
Currently On View In
Frances Parker Appel Gallery
Perhaps the portrait of a Julio-Claudian prince, this miniature head likely belonged to a small bust carved in large-grained Greek island marble. His features are not so rounded as to suggest a very young boy, but someone in his youth.
Roman Art
Perhaps the portrait of a Julio-Claudian prince, this miniature head likely belonged to a small bust carved in large-grained Greek island marble. His features are not so rounded as to suggest a very young boy, but someone in his youth.
