Portrait head of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius
about A.D. 170
Medium/TechniqueMarble, Dolomitic from the Greek island of Thasos
DimensionsHeight: 37 cm (14 9/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. John Laurent
Accession number1971.93
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Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
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Provenance1907, purchased in Rome by Robert Laurent (b. 1890 - d. 1970), Ogunquit, ME [see note]; by inheritance to his son, John Laurent (b. 1921 - d. 2005) and Nancy Laurent, York, ME; 1971, gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Laurent to the MFA. (Accessoin Date: March 10, 1971)
NOTE: At the time this was offered to the MFA. Mrs. Laurent wrote that it had been purchased by Robert Laurent in Rome in 1907, at the age of 17.
NOTE: At the time this was offered to the MFA. Mrs. Laurent wrote that it had been purchased by Robert Laurent in Rome in 1907, at the age of 17.
about 2nd century A.D. (after a Hellenistic Greek type)
about A.D. 200
about A.D. 120
second half of 2nd century A.D.
A.D. 120–140
A.D. 117–138, after a Greek original of about 450–430 B.C.
2nd–early 3rd century A.D.
about A.D. 180–210
about A.D. 140
A.D. 117–138