A Roman Marble Portrait Bust of a Young Man, Antonine, circa 140-150 A.D.

wearing a tunic and mantle, his head turned sharply to his right, his thick mane of unruly hair falling in long curls over the temples and nape of the neck, the nose formerly restored in marble.

English private collection, early 20th Century

As shown. Surface highly weathered. Bust repaired across upper right shoulder. Break at nose worn down, probably for plaster or marble restoration. Rust stains probably corroded iron pins used for repairs.
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For another Antonine portrait with similarly draped bust see K. Fittschen, Prinzenbildnisse antoninischer Zeit, Mainz, 1999, p. 82, no. 21, pl. 139.