Portrait of a Roman woman, Head with a broad face and an elaborate hairstyle: hair twisted into small curls marked with a gimlet; the rest gathered at the back in a small bun. Round, full face, with a triangular forehead. Female portrait, Roman sculpture, hairstyle, masterpiece. Date: 82–92 CE, place of origin possibly Rome, Roman Empire 27 BC–476. Marble sculpture; height 30.5 cm, width 27 cm, depth 25 cm, weight 36.5 kg., A white marble sculpted head in profile mounted on a rectangular pale beige stone base, shown against a solid dark gray background; the head features textured hair with a perforated curl at the front and a braided or patterned section toward the back, a smooth facial surface with a defined nose, lips, ear, and jawline, and some rougher damaged areas on the lower neck, with small brownish discolorations on parts of the marble.
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Portrait of a Roman woman, Head with a broad face and an elaborate hairstyle: hair twisted into small curls marked with a gimlet; the rest gathered at the back in a small bun. Round, full face, with a triangular forehead. Female portrait, Roman sculpture, hairstyle, masterpiece. Date: 82–92 CE, place of origin possibly Rome, Roman Empire 27 BC–476. Marble sculpture; height 30.5 cm, width 27 cm, depth 25 cm, weight 36.5 kg., A white marble sculpted head in profile mounted on a rectangular pale beige stone base, shown against a solid dark gray background; the head features textured hair with a perforated curl at the front and a braided or patterned section toward the back, a smooth facial surface with a defined nose, lips, ear, and jawline, and some rougher damaged areas on the lower neck, with small brownish discolorations on parts of the marble.

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Portrait Roman woman Head broad face elaborate hairstyle hair twisted small curls marked gimlet rest gathered back small bun Round full face triangular forehead Female portrait Roman sculpture hairstyle masterpiece Date 82–92 Ce place origin Rome Roman Empire 27 BC–476 Marble sculpture height 30.5 cm width 27 cm depth 25 cm weight 36.5 kg white marble sculpted head profile mounted rectangular pale beige stone base shown solid dark gray background head features textured hair perforated curl front braided patterned section smooth facial surface defined nose lips ear jawline rougher damaged areas lower neck small brownish discolorations parts marble.

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