Portrait of a Girl
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Portrait of a Girl
Published 2018-03-27T09:46:34+00:00
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Description
This portrait sculpture is of a girl with a very specific hairstyle, it is pulled together in a bin above the forehead. This hairstyle was used in early Augustan portraits such as that of Octavia, Octavian/Augustus's sister. It could have been placed in a family grave as a memory.
Technical Information
Date published | 27/03/2018 |
Dimensions | 101.09mm x 124.76mm x 255.89mm |
Complexity | Medium |
More Information
Title | Portrait of a Girl |
Date | 30-10 BC |
Accession | Sk 433 |
Medium | Marble |
Credit | Acquired in 1766 in Rome, Italy |
Record | http://www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/altes-museum/home.html |
Place | Altes Museum |
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