ROMAN MARBLE PORTRAIT BUST OF A MAN, GREECE, 1ST HALF OF 2ND CENTURY A.D. |

his head turned sharply to his right, with bare chest, short and thick beard, and unruly hair, on an integral profiled socle; nose and right shoulder formerly restored.

Nose and proper right shoulder once restored, probably in marble (see old photo published in catalogue), and now missing; surface significantly weathered overall, especially on beard and lower part of face; abrasions and losses to base, including two large chips, one in front, and one in back. Surface weathered and dirty overall, the object having been exposed to the elements and to pollution over several decades.
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