Bronze portrait bust of a man

Unknown

1st half of the 3rd century CE · Bronze · Greek and Roman Art

The man is shown with the beard and short-cropped hair typical of the third century A.D. Likewise, his toga has the broad fold across the chest that is found on many life-sized marble portrait busts of the period. Although this bronze bust displays a high degree of individual characterization, the subject has not been identified with a known historical figure.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st half of the 3rd century CE

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1913