<em>Bust of a Man</em>, late 1st century B.C.E. Hematite, Height: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 56.18. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.56.18_NegC_print_bw.jpg)

Bust of a Man

Medium: Hematite

Geograhical Locations:

Dates:late 1st century B.C.E.

Dimensions: Height: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)

Collections:

Accession Number: 56.18

Image: CUR.56.18_NegC_print_bw.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Hematite bust of a man clad in toga. Realistic features, perhaps a portrait, hair represented realistically and head turned slightly to right. Sculpture intact but terminates at shoulders. Toga extends only part way over base, the remaining area being undecorated suggesting the sculpture was intended to be inserted in stand (?). Condition: Intact.

Brooklyn Museum