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Male Portrait Bust
(Roman Empire )
This bust was found in the house of Laberius Gallus, and the distinctive features suggest that it might represent him or a member of his family. Following the fashion of his day, he wears a toga with a heavy border folded into a band worn across the chest.
Provenance
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Excavated 1882, Bolsena (Volsinii), Italy; collection of Giovanni Scotti. Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [no. 14, pt. II, p. 8-9]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2008 | Faces of Ancient Arabia: The Giraud and Carolyn Foster Collection of South Arabian Art. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Measurements
H: 7 7/16 x W: 6 7/16 x D: 3 5/16 in. (18.9 x 16.3 x 8.4 cm); mount bust H: 1 15/16 x W: 7 3/16 x D: 3 1/16 in. (5 x 18.3 x 7.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902
Location in Museum
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.
54.1148
