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Fragment of a Portrait Head of Antinous

A work made of marble.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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Date:

130-138

Artist:

Roman

About this artwork

This portrait depicts Antinous (about 111–130), the young lover of Emperor Hadrian (reigned 117–38). His characteristic facial features include an oval face, smooth complexion, almond-shaped eyes, and full lips, as well as his distinctive hairstyle of thick, wavy locks radiating from the crown of his head. This sculpture is a fragment from a larger whole, and for many years it was unclear what form the original, intact work had taken. Recent scholarship indicates that it once belonged to an over-life-size bust of Antinous currently in the Palazzo Altemps in Rome.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Culture

Ancient Roman

Title

Fragment of a Portrait Head of Antinous

Place

Italy (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

130 CE–138 CE

Medium

Marble

Dimensions

31.7 × 31 × 17 cm (12 1/2 × 12 × 6 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Charles L. Hutchinson

Reference Number

1924.979

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