Modern portrait of Tiberius

The portrait head of a man of mature age is set on a serpentine bust. The portrait, made of dark marble, is characterized by a thin mouth and nasolabial folds that suggest the character's mature age, overall the face recalls the portraits of Tiberius. The rigid execution of the face strongly contrasts with the rendering of the bust, which made in a more synthetic way, presents a sheen that clashes with the opaque and porous marble used for the head. The use of marbles of different colors and qualities and the inconsistencies in the rendering of the lorica also suggest that the piece was made in modern times.一件成熟男性的肖像头部被嵌接于蛇纹石胸像之上。该肖像以深色大理石雕琢而成，以薄唇与鼻唇沟为标志性特征，凸显出人物的成熟年岁，整体面部造型令人联想到提比略（Tiberius）的传世肖像作品。面部雕刻的生硬手法与胸像的雕琢处理形成强烈反差：胸像以更为概括简约的手法完成，其表面呈现的光泽感，与肖像头部所用不透明且多孔的大理石质感形成鲜明冲突。该作品使用了色泽与质地各异的大理石，且胸甲（lorica）的造型处理存在不协调之处，上述特征均表明这件藏品为现代制作。