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Portrait of Augustus
Portrait of Augustus

Portrait of Augustus

about mid-1st century A.D.
Medium/TechniqueDiorite or "probably basalt" (according to L. D. Caskey's later studies)
DimensionsHeight: 54.4 cm (21 7/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Samuel D. Warren
Accession number90.163
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Mrs. Samuel D. Warren Collection (said to have been acquired through R. Lanciani and presumably from Rome); November 4, 1890: gift of Mrs. Samuel D. Warren to MFA