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Head of a barbarian child inv. nr. 15.145

Place of Discovery: unknown.

Material: white marble.

Dimensions: H. 0.24cm.

State of preservation: ronde-bosse sculpture, only the head remains, detached from the body at neck level ; the head is quite well preserved; with only small cracks in the nose, the lower lip.

Date: Late period of the reign of Trajan, beginning of Hadrian's reign.

Typology: Barbarian - Dacian child.