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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 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…
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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…
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…
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…
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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…
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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 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…