This striking young man wears the short beard that became popular in Rome during the early second century CE. The subtle contrast between his casually arranged hair and polished skin and the use of a drill to indicate the pupils of his eyes impart a liveliness that is typical of the best Antonine portraits.

Roman portrait sculpture of a young man
marble
Hadrianic or early Antonine period
circa A.D. 117-161

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