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Equestrian Domitian
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The statue of “Equestrian Domitian” is a dynamic representation of a man riding a horse. The horse’s front legs are bent and lifted off the ground, with its left hoof raised slightly higher than its right. The main portion of the…
The statue of “Equestrian Domitian” is a dynamic representation of a man riding a horse. The horse’s front legs are bent and lifted off the ground, with its left hoof raised slightly higher than its right. The main portion of the…
Commodus as Hercules
Description: Commodus, rendered in the guise of Hercules in a marble bust, is depicted as a young, muscular man, who is mostly nude. He dawns the skin of a lion as his headdress, with the deflated beast’s front paws secured in a tight knot across his…
Young Flavian Woman
Description: The Young Flavian Woman, also referred to as the Bust of Fonseca, depicts a female figure with her head tilted slightly to her left. The woman has a pointed nose and sharp features, such as her emphasized cheekbones. Her neck is quite…
VMFA Caligula
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The VMFA Caligula is a full-length sculpture of a male figure. The figure is enveloped in drapery, a tunic and a toga, that covers almost every part of the body except for the feet, head, and upper chest and neck. The drapery appears to…
The VMFA Caligula is a full-length sculpture of a male figure. The figure is enveloped in drapery, a tunic and a toga, that covers almost every part of the body except for the feet, head, and upper chest and neck. The drapery appears to…
Sestertius of Octavian and Caesar
Description: This Roman coin, called a sestertius, presents portrait busts of two different men, Octavian and Julius Caesar, on the obverse and reverse respectively. Framed by thin, circular border patterns that resemble intricate clock dials, and…
Primaporta Augustus
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The Augustus of Prima Porta sculpture is bigger than life sized. It is an imposing image of Augustus. In this sculpture, Augustus is dressed in military clothing. Augustus has a slight turn of the head. His right arm is raised outward…
The Augustus of Prima Porta sculpture is bigger than life sized. It is an imposing image of Augustus. In this sculpture, Augustus is dressed in military clothing. Augustus has a slight turn of the head. His right arm is raised outward…
Marcia Furnilla
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The statue called Marcia Furnilla depicts a Roman matron in the guise of Venus. The figure has an elaborate hairstyle with a halo of curls framing her face. The remaining hair is divided into braids that are then twisted into a large…
The statue called Marcia Furnilla depicts a Roman matron in the guise of Venus. The figure has an elaborate hairstyle with a halo of curls framing her face. The remaining hair is divided into braids that are then twisted into a large…
Livia as Ceres
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The portrait of “Livia as Ceres” depicts a standing female figure in contrapposto posture with the weight distributed on the left side of the body and the right knee softly bent. The right arm is bent at the elbow and extends forward;…
Lanuvium Claudius
Lanuvium Claudius
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The Lanuvium Claudius is a male figure standing on a flat, rectangular, two-tiered base. At 2.54 meters tall (8 feet 4 inches), it stands well over life size. He is standing barefoot in contrapposto, his left hip is…
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The Lanuvium Claudius is a male figure standing on a flat, rectangular, two-tiered base. At 2.54 meters tall (8 feet 4 inches), it stands well over life size. He is standing barefoot in contrapposto, his left hip is…
Herculaneum Titus
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The Herculaneum Titus is a cuirassed depiction of the Roman Emperor it is named after. He is portrayed as a great military man clad in a cuirass, paludamentum, and caligae. The cuirass is decorated with two heraldic griffins flanking a…
The Herculaneum Titus is a cuirassed depiction of the Roman Emperor it is named after. He is portrayed as a great military man clad in a cuirass, paludamentum, and caligae. The cuirass is decorated with two heraldic griffins flanking a…