Combe, Taylor [Editor]: A description of the collection of ancient Marbles in the British Museum: with engravings (Band 10) (London, 1845)

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his other busts. This inclination is described as being towards
his left shoulder, and so it is represented in busts in the Capito-
line,5 Vatican,6 and French' collections ; in the monument before
us the head is turned over the right shoulder. The treatment of
the hair of the head, in short crisp curls, is well adapted to represent
the kind of close yellow wig which he is said to have worn.8 The
drapery of this bust is modern, with the exception of a very small
portion of the paludamentum upon the right shoulder, and of the
tunic in front. The head is well executed and in good preservation,
except that the surface of the nose is somewhat bruised. The hair
behind is in a very unfinished state, as if the bust had been intended
for a niche where the front only could be well seen. It was found
in the year 1776 in the garden of the Nuns at the Quattro fontane
on the Esquiline Hill. The excavation was made to the depth
of forty Roman palms when this bust was discovered.
Height of antique portion 1 ft. 3 in.

s Mus. Capit. torn. ii. tab. 58. 6 mUSi pi0 piem. torn. vi. tav. 55.

7 Mon. Ant. du Mus. Nap. vol. iii. tab. 67. 8 Herodian. Hist. lib. iv. c. 7.