Portrait Bust of a Youth
A.D. 60–70
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- 40 × 26.5 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-224358
This bust portrays a youth of about ten to twelve years old. Atop a long neck sits a delicate head, bearing the characteristics of the Julio-Claudians. The brow is wide, the nose fine, the mouth delicate and the chin small. The front of the head is carefully articulated while the back is only summarily modeled. A smooth fringe of locks frames the forehead. Curls are swept in front of the ears. Traces of discoloration around the lower edges of the bust suggest that it had an attachment, probably a calyx of leaves affixed with solder as on 89.AB.67.1.
Provenance
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
Registry history
- A.D. 60–70 — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — sculpture
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