Marble Portrait Bust of a Woman with a Scroll, late 4th–early 5th century, Made in Constantinople, Byzantine, Pentelic Marble, Overall: 20 7/8 x 10 13/16 x 8 3/4 in. (53 x 27.5 x 22.2 cm), Sculpture-Stone, This sensitively carved portrait bust presents a mature woman with a thoughtful expression and piercing gaze; the scroll held in her right hand signals an appreciation for classical learning and marks her as a member of the elite
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Marble Portrait Bust, Woman, Scroll, late 4th–early 5th century, Constantinople, Byzantine, Pentelic Marble, Overall, 20 7/8 x 10 13/16 8 3/4, 53 27.5 22.2 cm, Sculpture-Stone, sensitively, carved, portrait, bust, presents, mature woman, thoughtful expression, piercing gaze, scroll held, right hand, signals, appreciation, classical learning, marks, member, elite
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