This is not a fragment of a statue, as the arms, which are not usually seen in ancient busts, might suggest. The marble is hollowed out at the back, as was the practice with works of this kind to make them lighter.
This monument was found in the ruins of Gabies, a very ancient city of Latium, four leagues from Rome. It was published in the Italian work entitled Monumenti Gabini (Monuments of Gabies), number fourteen.