Md. Asif Uddin

    Tabula XVI

    Portrait Bust of a Woman

    Ancient Roman, Mid–2nd century

    Portrait Bust of a Woman, Ancient Roman
    A face kept for two thousand years because of what was said behind it.
    Artist
    Ancient Roman
    Date
    Mid–2nd century
    Source
    Art Institute of Chicago · CC0

    Roman portrait sculpture. The tradition it belongs to is unusual in ancient art for its willingness to record a particular face rather than an idealised one.