Portrait of Paris

A portrait of a young man shown from the neck up. Dark curls extend beneath his peaked cap, and there is an arrowhead behind his left shoulder. The image is somewhat fuzzy from apparent wear and loss of pigment.

Portrait of Paris

Medium:
Fresco
Dimensions:
41.9 cm wide, 41.9 cm high
Context:
Pompeii
Date:
1st century CE
Inventory Number:
MANN 8986
Lender:
National Archaeological Museum of Naples
Credit:
Image © Photographic Archive, National Archaeological Museum of Naples