Roman relief with male portrait, c.2nd-3rd century AD
Marble
Height: 22cm
11496 TA
£ 18,000
Relief of a male head in profile, the figure wears a chlamys pinned with a circular brooch on his proper right shoulder. He has short cropped hair and a curly...
Relief of a male head in profile, the figure wears a chlamys pinned with a circular brooch on his proper right shoulder. He has short cropped hair and a curly beard, his strong face holds a serious expression, whilst he lifts his right hand to the opposite shoulder.
Recomposed from two pieces, the nose restored. The reverse is flat and perhaps polished in more recent times.
Recomposed from two pieces, the nose restored. The reverse is flat and perhaps polished in more recent times.
