Male portrait. White marble with black flecks. Broken off at base of neck, end of nose is broken, right cheek and chin are chipped. Four small borings in crown, small iron support under neck. Two drill holes in upper part of back of head. Beardless mature stern face. Hair is slightly raised mat over crown. Treatment is subtle. Two vertical creases above nose. Eyes deeply set under brows, channeled at tear duct; uper lid overlies lower lid at outer edge. Fine linework adds wrinkles in flesh. Ears placed a little high; nose aquiline with curving creases to corner of mouth, where small drill hole is. Vertical crease under each prominent cheekbone. Dating ca. time of Julius Ceaser's death, but not portrait of him.
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