A young woman
Marble.
1st century CE.
Inv. No. 759.Copenhagen, New Carlsberg GlyptotekPhoto by Sergey Sosnovskiy

A young woman.

Marble.
1st century CE.
Inv. No. 759.

Copenhagen, New Carlsberg Glyptotek
(København, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek).

Private collection.
Origin:
Acquired in 1891 from Count Orsini, through the mediation of Helbig. Found in the vicinity of the Sanctuary of Diana in Nemi in 1887.
Description:

A Young Woman

Sanctuary of Diana at Nemi. 1st century AD. Marble.

This portrait of a young woman has also been placed in a herm shaft. She has an elaborate hairstyle like Staia Quinta.

Museum label

83. Roman Lady

The beautiful young woman has a hairstyle with numerous lockets of small curls that frame the forehead, and an extensive braid which terminates in a long chignon.
Original: Late Tiberian-Claudian era.

I. N. 759
Bust.
Marble. H. 0.40.
The tip of the nose has broken into pieces. A significant portion of the front part of the bust has broken off and it is missing.
Acquired in 1891 from Count Orsini, through the mediation of Helbig. Found in the vicinity of the Sanctuary of Diana, in Nemi, in 1887.

F. Poulsen 1951, Cat. 643;
V. Poulsen 1973, Cat. 81.

F. Johansen
Credits:
(сс) 2008. Photo: Sergey Sosnovskiy (CC BY-SA 4.0).
2008. Text: museum label.
© 1994. Description: F. Johansen. Catalogue Roman Portraits, vol. I. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, 1994. P. 190, cat. no. 83
Keywords: απεικόνιση portrait portraiture ritratto ritrattistica porträtmalerei porträt of a woman female femminile donna weibliches frau de femme roman romana römisches romain άγνωστη γυναίκα unidentify unknown ignota sconosciuta unbekannte weiblich inconnu γλυπτική sculptura sculpture sculptural scultura skulptur ρωμαϊκό romano romani römisch römische römischen römischer romaine romains romaines προτομή bust busto büste buste marble marmo marmor marbre μάρμαρο hairdo hairstyle pettinatura acconciatura weibliche frisur coiffure féminine θηλυκό χτένισμα comb-out hair setting set piega dei capelli girl young ragazza mädchen mädel jeune fille κοπέλα frizzle curl arricciamento arricciolamento ricciolo riccio krause ringel frisure frisottis plait braid treccia zopf tresse natte πλεξούδα braided intrecciati geflochtenes haar cheveux tressés from the count orsini collection collezione sammlung sanctuary diana at lake nemi dal il santuario di sul lago aus dem diana-heiligtum am nemi-see du sanctuaire diane sur le lac inv no 759