Portrait of a Bearded Man
2nd century A.D.
Over life-size portrait head of a bearded man. He has wavy thick hair composed of large crescent-shaped locks combed over his brow. His forehead is slightly furrowed and lined. His deeply set eyes are not incised, but are carefully articulated. He has a full and wavy beard, and his lips are slightly parted. There is some damage over the left eye and the nose is missing.
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