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Portrait of a Woman
(Roman Empire )
The idealized features and style of garment identify this sculpture as that of an elite woman in the Roman Empire. Her garment can be dated to the fashionable styles of the Trajanic period (r. 98-117 CE). Her hairstyle has been influenced by the fashions of the Flavian period (69-96 CE): her wavy locks extend out from the hairline as if one had unfolded a fan. Behind this lofty arrangement, her remaining locks are pulled back in neatly divided sections and form two braids at the nape of her neck. These thick braids wrap around one another, coiling twice around the back of her head. She gazes off to her left, her idealized features blemished only by her now broken nose and several other marks of damage.
Provenance
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Thomas M. Swope, New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be Lowther Castle Sale, Sotheby's, London, April 1947; Hans Kallmann, Hamburg and London, 1947, by purchase; John Richardson, New York, 1947, by purchase]; Walters Art Museum, 1994, by purchase.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 7/2/1996 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 6/25/2001 | Treatment | other |
Geographies
Italy, Rome (Place of Origin)
Measurements
3 3/4 x 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (60.3 x 31.8 x 24.1 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1994
Location in Museum
Accession Number
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23.278