White marble sculpture of a youth's head with short curled hair, carved eyes and calm expression, mounted on a dark pedestal against a gray background.

Portrait Head of a Youth, Roman Marble

A white marble head of a young man with short, curled hair framing a smooth forehead, almond-shaped eyes, a straight nose and closed lips. The carved neck ends abruptly on a pedestal against a dark gray backdrop, showing weathered, ivory-toned stone.

Artist: Ancient Roman
Date: 14-68, reworked by the late 4th-early 5th century
Medium: marble
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 2091 px

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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Martin A. Ryerson

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Portrait Head of a Youth, Roman Marble

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