Royal-Athena Galleries, Art of the Ancient World, Volume XX - 2009

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22 ROMAN MARBLE PORTRAIT BUST OF A PATRICIAN YOUTH, POSSIBLY DRUSUS MINOR, son of the emperor Tiberius, or a contemporary, with fine features and a pronounced forehead. Ca. AD 35-40. H. 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm.) An exceptional portrait said to have been found in the waters off Spain. Ex English collection. Published: J. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, vol. VI, 2, 1991, no. 17. 23 ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A YOUNG MAN, with closely cropped hair. Late 2nd-early 3rd Cntury AD. H. 9 7/8 in. (25 cm.) Ex French private collection acquired in 1970.

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