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Kunsthistorisches Museum

My Story – Ancient Female Portraits and Their Afterlife Showcase EXTRA #8

17 April to 20 September 2026

Special Exhibition in the Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities, Gallery XIV

A marble bust of a young woman with a detailed curly hairstyle and a draped garment. The sculpture emphasizes her facial features and expression, showcasing classical craftsmanship. The background is neutral gray, highlighting the statue's intricate details.
My Story - Ancient Female Portraits and Their Afterlife

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Julia Titi (61–89 CE), daughter of Titus

Head Flavian, late 1st cent. CE; bust 16th century
Marble; tip of nose, bun of braids and bust with socle reworked in the modern era
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities
© KHM-Museumsverband 
 

Coin portrait of Iulia Titi

Dupondius of Titus
Rome, 79/81 CE 
Brass
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Coin Cabinet 
© KHM-Museumsverband

 

Tomb relief with standing female

Roman-Attic; late 1st / early 2nd cent. CE, Flavian-Trajanic
Marble; left half of image missing, left upper corner restored in modern era
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities 
© KHM-Museumsverband

 

Matrona with capite velate

Late Republican, c. 40 BCE
Marble; nose restored in modern era
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities 
© KHM-Museumsverband
 

Woman with elaborate braids

Trajanic-early Hadrianic, 1st quarter of 2nd cent. / before 130 CE
Marble; back of head, nose and right ear restored in modern era
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities 
© KHM-Museumsverband

 

Julia Mamaea

Late Severan, 222–235 CE; socle modern
Marble (Göktepe, Turkey); head and bust belong together, socle added 
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities 
© KHM-Museumsverband

Portrait reworked to Julia Mamaea

Reworked in the late Severan period (225–235 CE) from a Hadrianic portrait (117–138 CE)
Marble (Göktepe, Turkey); unbroken, two areas of hair at the nape of neck added, surface sanded down in the modern era 
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities 
© KHM-Museumsverband

 

Reworked female portrait (so-called Helena)

Late Flavian-early Trajanic, late 1st / early 2nd cent. CE, reworked in late Constantinian period, second to third quarter of 4th cent.
Marble; cleaned with acid; fractured surface at back
of head
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities 
© KHM-Museumsverband

 

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Mag. Dr. Wolfgang Lamprecht (external Head)
T +43 1 525 24 4021

Mag. Sarah Aistleitner
T +43 1 525 24 4025

Tanja Stigler
T +43 1 525 24 4019

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