Bust of a young man: three-quarter view from right
Bust of a young man: three-quarter view from left
Bust of a young man: right profile view
Bust of a young man: view from back left
Bust of a young man: left profile view
Bust of a young man: view from slightly left of center
| Collection: | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
| Title: | Bust of a young man |
| Context: | Probably from Rome |
| Findspot: | Found at Rome, just outside the Porta Salaria |
| Summary: | Young man with bare chest, turning his head to the left |
| Object Function: | Funerary? |
| Material: | Marble |
| Sculpture Type: | Free-standing portrait bust |
| Category: | Single monument |
| Style: | Trajanic |
| Technique: | In-the-round |
| Original or Copy: | Original |
| Date: | ca. 100 AD - ca. 120 AD |
| Dimensions: | H. 0.465 m; L. (face) 0.16 m |
| Scale: | Life-size |
| Region: | Latium |
| Period: | Trajanic |
Subject Description: The location of the purported findspot--just outside the city gates--suggests that this bust served as a funerary decoration at the tomb of the young man.
Form & Style: Trajanic stylistic elements are the arrangement of the man's hair (in comma-shaped locks across the forehead) and the length of the bust (to the top of the rib cage).
Condition: Nearly complete
Condition Description: The nose and part of the brow have been restored; the chin and lower edge of the bust are slightly chipped; the surface is marred by root marks and a mottled yellow and brown patina.
Material Description: Greek marble, according to Vermeule
Collection History: Purchased through R. Lanciani.
Sources Used:
Other Bibliography: C. Vermeule, CJ 65 (1969) 67-68, fig. 16; E. Robinson, MFA Annual Report 1988, 10, no. 3