*A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF YOUNG CARACALLA. Early 3rd century A.D. H. 19 cm x L. 12 cm x W. 12 cm. Provenance Old private collection, Switzerland, between 1980s-1990s. The head and gaze are gently turned to the left. The hair, combed forward over the forehead, remains thick despite some material loss at the front, and partially covers the ears. The brow ridge, although somewhat worn, is long and delicately modeled, while the upper eyelid is prominently rendered. The iris is finely incised, with the pupil marked by a double cup-shaped engraving, in keeping with artistic conventions of the late 2nd and throughout the 3rd century, at the height of the Antonine period. The mouth features subtly upturned corners. Despite the youthful appearance, the expression is strikingly serious, austere, and authoritative—a quality reminiscent of an unpublished portrait of the young Caracalla in the Fondazione Sorgente Group collection.

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