Colossal marble head of the emperor Augustus
A marble head of a male figure with short, layered locks over the forehead, a broad face, deep-set eyes and a firm mouth. Its surface shows rust-colored staining across the cheek and brow. The head is shown frontally on a metal post above a dark stone base.
Look closer: Rust-colored staining runs down the right cheek and across the brow.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 14–30 CE
- Medium
- Marble
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 2911 × 3880 px
Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 30).
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, Rogers Fund, 1921