Inv. Scu 277

Portrait of Caracalla cut under the breast and originally belonging to a full figure statue

The face, resolutely turned towards the right shoulder and in three-quarter view, is characterized by a careful physiognomic rendering (hollowed eyes, frowned eyebrows, thin and firmly closed lips), and thick hair with small overlapping curls, without the use of a drill.

The portrait is of the “first absolute rule” type, known from about forty copies and dated to the early years of Caracalla’s reign (212-217 d.C.) .

The work was probably found in Rome.