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portrait bust
Object Type
portrait bust
Museum number
1824,0201.4
Description
Marble portrait bust of an unidentified Hellenistic ruler, with thick coarse hair and side-burns; the nose and bust are restored.
Cultures/periods
Roman
Hellenistic
(probably)
Production date
2ndC
Materials
marble
Dimensions
Height:
31.10 centimetres
Curator's comments
Roman copy of a Hellenistic original, probably of the second century BC.
Bibliographic references
Sculpture / Catalogue of Greek Sculpture in the British Museum
(1861)
Location
On display
(G22)
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Richard Payne Knight
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Edmund Burke
Previous owner/ex-collection:
William Lloyd
Acquisition date
1824
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1824,0201.4
Conservation
Treatment
: 30 Mar 2012
Treatment
: 23 Jun 1995