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ROMAN MARBLE OVER LIFE-SIZE HEAD OF A YOUNG WOMAN

Her centrally parted hair braided and coiled at the back of the head, a curl falling down either side of her neck.

Over life-size portraits of this period are rare and of females are even more rare.

Late Republican, ca. 40-20 BC

H. 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm.)

Art of the Ancient World, 2005, no. 13
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