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This panel from the Punt colonnade from the Mortuary Temple of Pharaoh Hatshepsut depicts three figures etched into the limestone. The figure to the far left is male, wearing a kilt with a sword tucked into the waistband. He has broad…
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The statues of Rahotep and Nofret each depict a seated man and woman respectively. Rahotep has reddish brown skin and dark, stylized hair. His eyes are inlaid, and framed with black liner. He has a mustache, which like his hair is dark…
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The Tetrarch Pair are located on a corner of Basilica San Marco. The Tetrarch Pair are one part of two identical pieces, that are side by side. Each piece contains a pair. The pair has two figures, both of them standing. Each figure…
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The Roman marble portrait bust known as the “Vatican Cleopatra,” depicts the neck and head of a female figure. As with other female portraits of the Roman Republican period, the figure has a youthful, idealizing oval face…
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This encaustic painting on rectangular cedar wood, known as “L’Européenne,” depicts the portrait bust of a young woman, from her head to her upper body, placed atop a grey-blue background. Her face, an ovular shape with a subtle point at…
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The Severan Family Tondo is a circular piece of wood, with jagged edges on the top left perimeter. Within the circle are four individuals; two taller and larger individuals standing in the background, with two much shorter and smaller…
The Artemidorus is a mummy wrapped fully, plastered, and painted. Along with the paint there is also use of gold leaf for designs throughout. The portrait depicts Artemidorus wearing a white mantle and tunic. He is a thin man with a…
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The Met Caracalla is a portrait head of emperor Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus Augustus of the Severan dynasty. The head is square shaped and has a slight indentation at the chin. The sculpture is slightly damaged with sharp breaks…
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The portrait statue of Hadrian as imperator is an over life-size statue of the emperor, who is standing with his left foot on the back of a fallen barbarian. His right arm is missing while his left arm is resting on the left leg – the…
This over life-sized gilded bronze portrait shows the Roman emperor, Marcus Aurelius, riding mounted on top of a horse with an outstretched right arm. His palm is gently opened and faced downward, signaling a notion of peace. He is…