Roman sculpture from Augustus to Constantine . g bust of a girl in the Terme found in thesame sepulchral chamber with the urn inscribed with thename of the fourteen-year-old Minatia Polla, whom thebust may accordingly represent (Plate CXI. ). Here, asin the so-called Virgil, the face—especially in its lowerpart—is more individualized than in Imperial hair is of great beauty. It is brought low overthe forehead and parted to the sides, where it is arrangedin closely clustering ringlets. A singularly attractivehead in the round, of similar character, has lately beenacquired for the
Roman sculpture from Augustus to Constantine . g bust of a girl in the Terme found in thesame sepulchral chamber with the urn inscribed with thename of the fourteen-year-old Minatia Polla, whom thebust may accordingly represent (Plate CXI. ). Here, asin the so-called Virgil, the face—especially in its lowerpart—is more individualized than in Imperial hair is of great beauty. It is brought low overthe forehead and parted to the sides, where it is arrangedin closely clustering ringlets. A singularly attractivehead in the round, of similar character, has lately beenacquired for the British Museum. It is cut out ofroot of emerald (plasma), and, from the coins, isidentified as the Younger * This gem, if carefully compared with the coins both ofAntonia and of Agrippina, will show the difficulty there is indifferentiating between the Julio-Claudian ladies. The largeCarlisle cameo in the British Museum represents some lady ofthe Augustan family (Julia ?). t I am indebted to Mr. Cecil Smith for showing me this. 1,2. Augustus, ( 1 Agrippiua Senior. Brass.•). Gallia. .Vilellius. face p. 360 7, 8. Domitian. Jlrass.!•. Trajan. Brass. 10. Hadriau. Brass. 11. Sabina, «-. of Hadrian. Go/d. 12. Nerva. Brass. PLATE CXI
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