Portrait of Marcus Aurelius (A.D. 121-180)

Artist: Unknown

A.D. 147–49

Ancient Art

On view, 1st floor, Ancient Art
Medium

Marble

Dimensions

15 3/8 × 9 1/2 × 9 5/16 in. (39 × 24.13 × 23.71 cm)

Credit Line

Ruth Elizabeth White Fund

Accession Number

2010.40.1

Culture

Roman

Period

Antonine

Classification

Sculpture

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Provenance
With Elie Borowski, Archaeologie Classique et du Proche-Orient, Basel, Switzerland, by May 1970; sold to André Matton (1914–2012), Dannemoine par Tonnerre, Yonne, France, May, 13 1970 [see note 1]; by descent to his son, Patrick Matton, France; sold to Walter Banko Co., Ltd., Montreal, by November 2009; sold to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2010

Note 1: Invoice, Elie Borowski Archaeologie Classique et du Proche-Orient, May 13, 1970, original in accession file
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: Online Supplement (accessed 2012), 28, ill
  • Jock Reynolds, "Director's Report: July 1, 2009–June 30, 2010," in "Time Will Tell: Ethics and Choices in Conservation," special issue, Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2010), 12–13, ill
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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