Marble portrait of the emperor Augustus
A marble portrait head of a young man with short, tousled hair, carved with smooth, calm features and heavy-lidded eyes. Brown mineral staining marks the surface, and the head rests on a dark stand against a black background.
Look closer: Brown mineral staining across the cheek and brow, and a small chip near the hairline, show the stone's burial history.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 14–37 CE
- Medium
- Marble
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 3000 × 4000 px
Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 37).
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, 1908