Caption:
Marble head of a philosopher, Imperial, 1st or 2nd century A.D., Roman, Marble, Pentelic, H. 12 13/16 in. (32.5 cm), Stone Sculpture, Copy of a Greek statue of the last quarter of the 3rd century B.C.. In spite of its battered condition, the portrait conveys the personality of a great thinker. There are striking similarities between this head and portraits of Aristotle (384–322 B