Bronze portrait bust of a Roman matron
Unknown
ca. 20–50 CE · Bronze · Greek and Roman Art
This bust of a private individual has often been taken to represent one of the emperor Augustus’s descendants, notably his granddaughter Agrippina the Elder, whose hairstyle is closely imitated here. It provides a good illustration of the way in which official images of the emperor and his family influenced Roman private portraits. The bust may have been a dedication, possibly set up in a shrine within the family house.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 20–50 CE
- Medium
- Bronze
- Culture
- Roman
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- Edith Perry Chapman Fund, 1952
