portrait bust

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Object Type
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
Dimensions: Height: 31.10 centimetres
Curator's comments: Roman copy of a Hellenistic original, probably of the second century BC.
Bibliographic references
Location: On display (G22)
Acquisition name
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

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