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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…
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…
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…
Equestrian Marcus Aurelius
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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…
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…
Hierapytna Hadrian
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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…
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…
Met Caracalla
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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…
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…
Artemidorus
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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…
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…
Severan Family Tondo
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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 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 European"
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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…
Vatican Cleopatra
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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…