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marble portrait bust of a young woman
Marble
Roman, Severan period
ca. A.D. 193-211
In the early third century A.D., many marble busts became so deep as to nearly be half-statues, often including the arms. This young woman has a hair arrangement made popular by Julia Domna, wife of emperor Septimius Severus and mother of emperor Caracalla. Parted at the center, long locks framed the face, covering the ears and looping back to form an enormous bun.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
NYC
marble portrait bust of a young woman
Marble
Roman, Severan period
ca. A.D. 193-211
In the early third century A.D., many marble busts became so deep as to nearly be half-statues, often including the arms. This young woman has a hair arrangement made popular by Julia Domna, wife of emperor Septimius Severus and mother of emperor Caracalla. Parted at the center, long locks framed the face, covering the ears and looping back to form an enormous bun.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
NYC