Roman Marble Bust
in Giallo Antico

c. 200 A.D.
Height: 3 in. Width: 3.5 in.

This togate bust is sculpted from Gialo Antico (Numidian Yellow} Marble quaried in ancient Tunisia. Techinicaly a limestone, the first recorded use of it in Rome was in 78 B.C. Our piece appears to be from a sarcophagus lid, having on the bottom a flang for insertion.

from an old Italian collection