Head of Man from Asia Minor in the Getty Villa, June 2016

Title: Portrait Head of a Man

Artist/Maker: Unknown

Culture: Roman

Place: Asia Minor (Place created)

Date: mid-5th century A.D.

Medium: Marble

Object Number: 83.AA.45

Dimensions: 28.5 × 14.5 × 22.5 cm (11 1/4 × 5 11/16 × 8 7/8 in.)

Alternate Titles: Head of a Man (Display Title)

Object Type: Male portrait

Marble head once belonging to a full-length statue (indicated by the folds of clothing still visible on the back), probably an official. The elongated and bearded face, caplike hair, and exagerrated staring eyes (with U-shaped pupils) are all characteristic of portraits from the Late Antique period. Nose missing.


Text from: www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/10407/unknown-maker-portrait-head-of-a-man-roman-mid-5th-century-ad