Figurine

50-1-49

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 50-1-49
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Roman
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Roman Period
Section Mediterranean
Materials Bronze
Iconography Human Head
Description

Complete. Surface very worn. Flat behind; head with upper part of chest. Bearded male head with thick wave hair; polos-like headdress on top. Serapis? No trace of any hole for attachment; possibly for inlay, or if the top of the polos is broken off (obsoure) for suspension through a hole in the polos.

Height 4.1 cm
Width 2.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. R. Hare Davis, 1950

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