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ROMAN IMPERIAL PORTRAITS.
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her right. The hair is confined by a narrow band a little
above the forehead, and is brought in rippling waves over
each ear to the back, where it is plaited and gathered
into an oval coil, fastened at the back and top of the
head. The pupils of the eyes are marked. The drapery
consists of a tunic, studded on the shoulders, and a
mantle which passes round the arms, and is thrown over
the left shoulder.
The headdress is nearly that of the coins of Faustina,
and is an exact repetition of that of the bust thus named
in the Gapitoline Museum. On the other hand, the
aquiline nose and compressed lips do not agree very well
with the other examples, and the face seems old for
Faustina, who died at the age of thirty-six. It is there-
fore possible that the portrait is that of an unknown
contemporary.—From the Gardens of Sallust, Borne.
Greek marble. Height, 1 foot 10J inches. Unrestored and un-
touched. The right ear alone injured. Bought, 1889. For the
coins, see Bernoulli, Eoem. Ikonographie, II., 2, Milnztaf. 4,
figs. 8-10 ; for the Gapitoline bust, see ibid., pi. 47.
1905. Bust of Faustina the Younger (?) (circa 130-175 a.d.),
daughter of Antoninus Pius, and wife of Marcus Aurelius.
The head is raised, the nose is slightly aquiline, and the
cheeks are somewhat full. The headdress is very similar
to that of the coins. The hair is brought down in waves
to each side in such a way that the ears are almost
hidden, and is tied in a knot at the back.— Towneley Coll.
Parian marble. Height, 1 foot 4| inches. Restored: drapery of
bust. Bought from a private house at Pozzuoli, 1777. Mus.
Marbles, X., pi. 10; Ellis, Town. Gall, II., p. 46; Grceco-
Roman Guide, I., No. 28 ; Wolters, No. 1693 ; Bernoulli, Eoem.
Ikonographie, EL, 2, p. 197; pi. 53. (According to Bernoulli,
the same person is represented in No. 1468, ante.) Mansell,
No. 1180.
1906. Statue of Marcus Aurelius (121-180 a.d.). He stands
vol. in. m
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her right. The hair is confined by a narrow band a little
above the forehead, and is brought in rippling waves over
each ear to the back, where it is plaited and gathered
into an oval coil, fastened at the back and top of the
head. The pupils of the eyes are marked. The drapery
consists of a tunic, studded on the shoulders, and a
mantle which passes round the arms, and is thrown over
the left shoulder.
The headdress is nearly that of the coins of Faustina,
and is an exact repetition of that of the bust thus named
in the Gapitoline Museum. On the other hand, the
aquiline nose and compressed lips do not agree very well
with the other examples, and the face seems old for
Faustina, who died at the age of thirty-six. It is there-
fore possible that the portrait is that of an unknown
contemporary.—From the Gardens of Sallust, Borne.
Greek marble. Height, 1 foot 10J inches. Unrestored and un-
touched. The right ear alone injured. Bought, 1889. For the
coins, see Bernoulli, Eoem. Ikonographie, II., 2, Milnztaf. 4,
figs. 8-10 ; for the Gapitoline bust, see ibid., pi. 47.
1905. Bust of Faustina the Younger (?) (circa 130-175 a.d.),
daughter of Antoninus Pius, and wife of Marcus Aurelius.
The head is raised, the nose is slightly aquiline, and the
cheeks are somewhat full. The headdress is very similar
to that of the coins. The hair is brought down in waves
to each side in such a way that the ears are almost
hidden, and is tied in a knot at the back.— Towneley Coll.
Parian marble. Height, 1 foot 4| inches. Restored: drapery of
bust. Bought from a private house at Pozzuoli, 1777. Mus.
Marbles, X., pi. 10; Ellis, Town. Gall, II., p. 46; Grceco-
Roman Guide, I., No. 28 ; Wolters, No. 1693 ; Bernoulli, Eoem.
Ikonographie, EL, 2, p. 197; pi. 53. (According to Bernoulli,
the same person is represented in No. 1468, ante.) Mansell,
No. 1180.
1906. Statue of Marcus Aurelius (121-180 a.d.). He stands
vol. in. m