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ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A YOUTH, POSSIBLY AN EARLY DEPICTION OF NERO

Being crowned emperor by his mother, Agrippina the younger, her fingers visible behind his right ear, or a victorious athlete being crowned.

Ex French collection; private collection, Woodland Hills, California.

Ca. AD 54

H 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm.)

Art of the Ancient World, 2008, no. 21
Art of the Ancient World, 2004, no. 28

BM0702
$85,000


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