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Marble bust of a man

mid-1st century CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 162
Although the surface of this piece has been strongly cleaned and even recut in places, evidence of a heavy dark incrustation, formed during centuries of burial, is
still visible, especially at the back. The expanse of chest and the full, fleshy appearance of the face and neck are characteristics suggesting that the work was carved in the mid-first century A.D., either as a copy of a portrait created in the Republican period or as a new work cast in that realistic style.

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  • Title: Marble bust of a man
  • Period: Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian
  • Date: mid-1st century CE
  • Culture: Roman
  • Medium: Marble
  • Dimensions: H. 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm)
  • Classification: Stone Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1912
  • Object Number: 12.233
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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