To warrant a marble likeness and had suffered a right hemiplegia or revealed an obvious developmental handicap throughout life the natural question would arise as to what historical figure might be identified with certain physical or speech characteristics of moderate right sided paralysis.
Marble portrait of a man.
Late republican or early augustan.
12 3 8 x 7 3 4 x 7 3 4 in.
Free copy probably from about 40 bc after a portrait of an important roman politician of the late roman republic from the 2nd century bc on display in the.
One such portrait the milwaukee art museum s portrait of a man was sculpted during the late hadrianic 117 138 ce or antonine period 138 193 ce.
Based on the size and detail of this marble portrait it would have likely been placed in a prominent position in a house or garden.
Late 1st century b c.
Marble portrait of a man.
Marble portrait bust of a man.
15 5 cm stone sculpture roman statesman gaius marius 157 86 bc commonly known as marius.
If the subject of the portrait was famous enough in the third or fourth century b c.
Marble bust of a man.
Busts figures marble sculpture stone roman empire stone.
This head with its broad forehead narrow chin and long scrawny neck is so similar to portraits of julius caesar as he appears on coins and in sculpture that in the past it was identifed as that famous general and politician.
Free for commercial use no attribution required.
Marble portrait head of a man late imperial 3rd century a d roman marble h.
31 5 x 19 7 x 19 7 cm classification.
Marble portrait of a man roman late republican or early augustan period late 1st century b c.