Inv. n°: MMoCA73

Roman Marble Head of a Bearded Barbarian

Wearing a fillet, knotted in front; from a relief.

h. 27.3 cm

c. 3rd century AD

Marble

Provenance

  • Ex Sir Francis Sacheverell Darwin (an uncle of Charles Darwin), Sydnope Hall (Two Dales, Matlock, Derbyshire), acquired in the early 19th century
  • Acquired at Royal-Athena Galleries, 22nd October 2008, TLC05

Publications

  • J. M. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, Royal-Athena Galleries, 2008, vol. XIX, p. 16, fig. 27
  • J. Pollini, "Roman Marble Sculpture" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 101, fig. 55

Exhibitions

  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011

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