Stone head of a Julio-Claudian youth, possibly of Gaius Caesar, Augustan, ca. 5 B.C., or later, Roman, gypsum alabaster, H.: 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm), Stone Sculpture, The head, traditionally identified as a young Augustus, may now be compared with portraits of his elder grandson, Gaius Caesar (20 B.C.–A.D. 4). He is represented here as an adolescent of about 13 to 15 years of age, thus dating the work (if contemporary) to ca
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Stone head, Julio-Claudian youth, Gaius Caesar, Augustan, ca, 5 B.C, later, Roman, gypsum alabaster, H, 9 7/8, 25.1 cm, Sculpture, head, traditionally identified, young Augustus, now, compared, portraits, elder grandson, 20 B.C.–.D, 4, represented, adolescent, 13, 15 years, age, thus dating, work, if contemporary
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