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Male Portrait Head
(Roman Empire )
Roman portraits of private individuals often imitated the hairstyle and other details of contemporary imperial portraits. This impressive example is modeled after likenesses of Emperor Gallienus (253-268 CE).
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [Possibly Brummer inv. no. N140]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 6/23/1961 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 7/6/1970 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 1/1/1992 | Technical Report | other |
| 2/4/1999 | Treatment | cleaned; loss compensation |
Geographies
Turkey (Place of Origin)
Measurements
11 15/16 x 9 3/4 x 9 11/16 in. (30.4 x 24.8 x 24.6 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1924
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
23.10