Caption

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; Roman Empire 27 BC–476, dated 82–92?; sculpture; height 30.5 cm, width 27 cm, depth 25 cm, weight 36.5 kg., A sculpted object with an off-white, textured surface sits against a dark gray background; the object has a rounded, dome-like top with a series of small, evenly spaced indentations and a ruffled edge, and its lower portion shows vertical grooves and a rolled, layered form at the front, all rendered in the same off-white color with subtle shadows and highlights.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_440

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68.7Mb (1.5Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

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 Roman Empire 27 BC–476 dated 82–92 sculpture height 30.5 cm width 27 cm depth 25 cm weight 36.5 kg sculpted object off-white textured surface sits dark gray background object rounded dome- top series small evenly spaced indentations ruffled edge lower portion vertical grooves rolled layered form front rendered off-white color subtle shadows highlights.