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ROMAN MARBLE PORTRAIT OF THE YOUNG CARACALLA (r. AD 211-217) Depicted as a prince or already as Caesar to his father Septimius Severus in the first portrait type of the heir apparent. It is similar to his depiction on the Arch of the Argentarii in Rome. For the type, cf. K. Fittschen and P. Zanker. Katalog der römischen Porträts in der Capitolinischen Museen, vol. V, 1985, 98ff., no. 86, pl. 105; V. Poulsen, Les Portraits Romains, II, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, 1974, no. 132, pls. CCX-CCXI. When he was seven years old, his name was changed to Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. The name change was a way of connecting the family of Severus to that of the Antonines. This portrait and others like it were probably made to commemorate this event. Ex European private collection, acquired in the 1990s. Ca. 196-204 AD H. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm.) Art of the Ancient World, 2011, no. 16 CBD69 $75,000 Sales |
