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Roman Portrait Head
(Roman Empire )
The features of this man are comparable to portraits of emperors from the 4th century AD, like Constantine the Great. Their coins and portraits often show them with a laurel wreath, which could also be worn by high government or military officials.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Christine Alexander, Mrs. Breckenridge Long, Rome and Laurel, Maryland, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1959, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2008 | Faces of Ancient Arabia: The Giraud and Carolyn Foster Collection of South Arabian Art. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Roman Empire (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 1/8 in. (8 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Breckenridge Long, 1959
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.
23.214