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Title
Cast no.30
Abstract
Portrait-head of Marcellus(?)
(42 - 23 BCE).
Marble.
1st century BCE to 1st century CE.
Location unknown.
H 14 1/2 in.
Not in Metropolitan cast catalogue.
Cast Location: Robinson B359 hallway
The plaster head is broken from a bust, which may represent Marcellus, son of Octavia, the sister of Augustus. Marcellus had been meant to succeed Augustus, and had been married to Julia, the daughter of Augustus, but he died suddenly at the age of nineteen. His features in this portrait are unmistakably those of a member of the Augustan family. His hair is short and neatly coiffed, with a row of waves across a low forehead. His narrow face with high cheekbones closely resembles that of Augustus himself.
(42 - 23 BCE).
Marble.
1st century BCE to 1st century CE.
Location unknown.
H 14 1/2 in.
Not in Metropolitan cast catalogue.
Cast Location: Robinson B359 hallway
The plaster head is broken from a bust, which may represent Marcellus, son of Octavia, the sister of Augustus. Marcellus had been meant to succeed Augustus, and had been married to Julia, the daughter of Augustus, but he died suddenly at the age of nineteen. His features in this portrait are unmistakably those of a member of the Augustan family. His hair is short and neatly coiffed, with a row of waves across a low forehead. His narrow face with high cheekbones closely resembles that of Augustus himself.
Bibliographic Citation
Bibliography
See John Pollini, personal communication, May 2013. Figure.
See John Pollini, personal communication, May 2013. Figure.
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