Roman marble sculpture showing a portrait of an elderly woman. Dated to the end of the 1st century CE. The object is located in the Vatican Museums. [1200×1619]
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Roman marble sculpture showing a portrait of an elderly woman. Dated to the end of the 1st century CE. The object is located in the Vatican Museums. [1200×1619]
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I wonder how old she was
I’m guessing she earned high respect to be memorialized in marble at this age.