Roman Portrait Bust

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by Mark Cartwright
published on 05 October 2013

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Roman Portrait Bust — A roman portrait bust of an unknown man, 2nd century BCE. From the palaestra of Delos. The bust is a typical example of the sometimes unflattering realism of Roman portraiture.

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Mark Cartwright

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

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Cartwright, M. (2013, October 05). Roman Portrait Bust. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2059/roman-portrait-bust/

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