The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 13, 2025
Fragment: Head of a Man
100 BCE–100 CE
Overall: 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in.)
Location: 103 Roman
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Some marbles are softer than others and more vulnerable to wear.Description
This small marble portrait of a man is heavily damaged, with weathering on the face, a break at the neck, and a large portion of the top of the head missing. It depicts a beardless youth with close-cropped hair. The flat top and back of the head may indicate that it was part of a larger composition.- Howard, Rossiter. “A Gallic Warrior.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 17, no. 8 (1930): 154–59. Mentioned p. 155, reproduced p. 156 www.jstor.org
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1915.558