– 400 C.E.
Ancient Cultures

Veristic Portrait


Veristic Male Portrait, early 1st century B.C.E., marble, life size (Musei Vaticani, Rome)

Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker

This head dates to the Roman Republic and it is likely that it originally belonged to a bust or full-length sculpture.

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Veristic Portrait
Rome
Early 1st Century B.C.E.

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