Marble head of a baby

Unknown

1st century BCE–1st century CE · Marble · Greek and Roman Art

Portraits of small children are not uncommon in Greek and Roman art. Here, however, the subject is not a small child, but, rather, an infant. The full cheeks and the still scarcely articulated chin and jowl indicate that the baby can be only a few months old.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st century BCE–1st century CE

Medium

Marble

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1912