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.