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Head of a Member of the Julio-Claudian Family
late 1st century BCE-mid 1st century CE (Early Roman Imperial)
marble
(Roman Empire )
(Roman Empire )
This portrait head has a brown patina. The neck is broken irregularly.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome, by 1897, [mode of acquisition unknown] [marble no. 87]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1977-1978 | I, Claudius: Art in the Age of Julio-Claudians. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment | cleaned | |
| 2/2/1982 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Roman Empire (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H excluding base: 5 11/16 x W: 3 3/8 in. (14.5 x 8.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902
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.
23.102