Portrait bust of long-haired, bearded intellectual in 'Malibu-Vatican' type. From Italy. Fourth to fifth century.
PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City:
Province:
Region:
Italy, provenance unknown
Details:
Purchased from art dealer in New York in 1971, previously property of art dealer in Rome
Current Location:
Malibu, John Paul Getty Museum, inv. no. 71.AA.284
OBJECT
Object:
Bust
Material:
Marble
Re-Use?
Yes
Clothing:
cloak/mantle, himation
Hairstyle:
Long, covers ears
Height(cm):
53
Attributes:
Beard:
Bearded, long
SUBJECT
Honorand:
Position:
Intellectuals, Lawyers and Doctors
Gender:
Male
Awarder:
Position:
DATE
Earliest:
300
Latest:
500
MAIN REFERENCE
Raeder, J. 'Non traditus vultus: Bildnis eines griechischen Philosophen im Getty Museum', Ancient Portraits in the J. Paul Getty Museum, I. Occasional Papers on Antiquities, 4., Malibu 1987, 5-16, figs. 1a-d (early fifth c.)
Frel, J., Greek Portraits in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles 1981, 94-5, 116, no. 44 (Krates, later Roman)
