Roman portrait head.
Helena was the mother of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great, and died in 337. This portrait has been called Helena since antiquity, although it is unsure if it really is a portrait of her. She wears no jewellery, which would be most unusual for a member of the imperial family
Number:
544
Material:
Marble
Location of Original:
Copenhagen, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek 835
Size:
0.33m
Accession:
Purchased from the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in 1933
References:
Poulsen: Katalog over Antike Skulpturen Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, 522 & pl. LXVI
Hekler: Greek and Roman Portraits, pl. 309a
Johansen, F: Catalogue of Roman Portraits in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek (1994), vol.III, 180, no.79
Date:
c.400 CE
Provenance:
Found in Rome
