Bust of a Roman Emperor (modern)
c. 1700
Description
Bust of Julius Caesar or one of the early Roman emperors; head and bust made separately; brass mount. Letters "GA" carved on back of bust.
Dimensions
bust and head without base: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.) head: 6.2 x 3.3 x 3.7 cm (2 7/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 7/16 in.) bust: 7.5 x 9.7 x 4 cm (2 15/16 x 3 13/16 x 1 9/16 in.) base without tang: 3.1 x 2.7 cm (1 1/4 x 1 1/16 in.)
Provenance
M. Radish, Naples (also Ragusa, Dalmatia), (1812) presented; to Captain Henry Larcom, in Lisbon (1812), presented; to Mrs. J.H. Abbot (daughter of Captain Larcom), gift; to Henry L. Abbot, Cambridge, MA (1887-1916), (grandson of Captain Larcom), gift; to Catherine Abbot, Bethesda, MD (1995) gift; to The Harvard Art Museum, 1995.
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