Marble portrait of a man from a funerary relief, late 1st century

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Marble portrait of a man from a funerary relief, Early Imperial, Augustan, late 1st century , Roman, Marble, H. 9 5/8 in. ( cm), Stone Sculpture, This head from a funerary relief probably represents a freedman, or former slave, who achieved prosperity after obtaining his freedom. Such reliefs showing busts of family members within a window-like frame were often set into the outer wall of a family's funerary building

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Size: 3784px × 5044px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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