Marble portrait head of an elderly man

Unknown

1st century BCE · Marble · Greek and Roman Art

The head is turned toward its left and slightly raised, in an echo of late Hellenistic pathos. It particularly resembles the portrait of the deified Caesar, especially the serene, later version of that work, which must have been created after the rule of Augustus was established, thus after 27 B.C.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st century BCE

Medium

Marble

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1913