Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Female Portrait Bust [combined fragments]
Image View:
Overall view of combined Claudian period head with Hadrian era alabaster bust
Creator:
unknown (Roman (ancient) sculptors)
Location:
repository: Musei Vaticani (Rome (Vatican City), Santa Sede (Holy See), Italy) Inv. 2271
GPS:
41.906389 12.454444
Date:
1st-2nd centuries CE (inclusive)
Cultural Context:
Roman (ancient)
Style Period:
Imperial (Roman)
Work Type 1:
sculpture (visual work)
Classification:
Sculpture and Installations
Material:
marble; alabaster
Technique:
assemblage (sculpture technique); carving (processes)
Subjects:
portrait; Restoration and conservation; portrait bust; female
Description:
The head dates from the Claudian period (41-54 CE) and the alabaster bust from the Hadrianic period (117-138 CE). (Source: Vatican Museums (Musei Vaticani) [website]; http://www.museivati cani.va/)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Identifier:
7A3-R-VM-SFP-A01
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Female Portrait Bust [combined fragments]