Portrait head of woman with large central braid and curled fringe. From Rome. Late third century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Roma
Province:
Roma
Region:
Rome (including Ostia and Portus)
Details:
Current Location:
Boston, Museum Fine Arts, inv. no.62.662
OBJECT
Object:
Head
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
No
Clothing:
n/a
Hairstyle:
Central braid
Height(cm):
27.5
Attributes:
Beard:
n/a
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Position:
Gender:
Female
Awarder:
Position:
DATE
Earliest:
275
Latest:
300
MAIN REFERENCE
Comstock, M.B. and C.C.C. Vermeule, Sculpture in Stone. The Greek, Roman, and Etruscan Collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston 1976, no. 380