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Portrait Bust of an Aristocratic Woman
AD 280-90
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
These three pairs of marble portrait busts depict an aristocratic Roman couple. They are unique in representing the same couple three times with only minor variations in costume. Allegedly found together with the Jonah Marbles, they may represent the Christian patrons who commissioned the Jonah cycle.
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- Title: Portrait Bust of an Aristocratic Woman
- Date Created: AD 280-90
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 33.4 x 18.5 x 10.7 cm (13 1/8 x 7 5/16 x 4 3/16 in.)
- Provenance: according to William Wixom, an unconfirmed report tells us that the entire group (1965.237-1965.247) was found in a single, huge pithos or jar. (J. J. Klejman, New York).
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1965.243
- Medium: marble
- Department: Medieval Art
- Culture: later Roman, Asia Minor, early Christian period, 3rd century
- Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
- Collection: MED - Early Christian
- Accession Number: 1965.243
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