Portrait of a Man

Roman (Artist)

180-192 CE (Roman Imperial)

Parian marble
(Roman Empire )

The position of the head and the tousled locks of hair date this animated portrait to the late Antonine period. The style of carving has created a play of light and shadow. The lengthening of the bust to include the chest, rendered here as a flat, vertical surface, is also typical of the period.

Provenance

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Sambon, Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Joseph Brummer, New York and Paris, 1923, by purchase [Brummer inv. no. N650]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
	Technical Report	x-ray diffraction; other
1/1/1941	Treatment	cleaned
6/23/1961	Treatment	cleaned
7/6/1970	Treatment	cleaned
6/20/2001	Treatment	cleaned

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Geographies

Italy, Rome (Place of Origin) Greece, Paros, Lychnite Quarry (Source of Materials)

Measurements

22 13/16 x 21 5/8 x 10 1/4 in. (58 x 55 x 26 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters, 1924

Location in Museum

Centre Street: Second Floor: Roman Art

Accession Number

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23.89

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