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portrait bust
Object Type
portrait bust
Museum number
1861,1127.15
Description
Marble bust of the emperor Marcus Aurelius in a fringed cloak.
Cultures/periods
Roman
Production date
160-170
(circa)
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
Sir Robert Murdoch Smith
Excavated by:
Cdr Edwin A Porcher
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
House of Jason Magnus
Materials
marble
Dimensions
Height:
73.66 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Sculpture / Catalogue of Greek Sculpture in the British Museum
(1464)
Location
On display
(G70)
Associated names
Portrait of:
Marcus Aurelius
Acquisition name
From:
Sir Robert Murdoch Smith
From:
Cdr Edwin A Porcher
Acquisition date
1861
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1861,1127.15