Portrait Bust of a Woman, History 2701 Wiki

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This marble portrait bust depicts a patrician woman wearing a heavy, draped garment. The artifact is originally from the Roman Empire (Rome, Italy) and was created by a sculpture for an upper-class Roman family. The artwork is characteristic of other portrait busts of the Antonine Period (138-193 CE); carved from marble and freestanding, it closely resembles busts of other patrician women, most notably Faustina the Elder [Manchester, 2016, Para 8]. Despite its resemblance to other statues from t