Bronze portrait bust of a Roman matron
A green patinated bronze bust of a woman with a calm, composed face and hair arranged in tight curls over the forehead and temples. The head rests on a shoulder with a leafy acanthus-like collar and a round base with a marbled green surface. The dark backdrop isolates the sculpture.
Look closer: A small curled lock and an acanthus-leaf collar decorate the shoulder below the left side of the face.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 20–50 CE
- Medium
- Bronze
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 2911 × 3880 px
Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 50).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Edith Perry Chapman Fund, 1952