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Equestrian Marcus Aurelius
Description:In this nearly twice-life-sized portrait, Marcus Aurelius is depicted mounted on a warhorse. The rider is dressed in a short tunic and a military cloak (paludamentum), which trails behind him onto the horse's back and sides. His sandals…
Herculaneum Titus
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A slightly over-life size sculpture, Titus stands in military garb with an advanced left foot and right foot trailing behind. His face shows some signs of age, and borrows many physiognomic features of his father, Vespasian: namely his…
A slightly over-life size sculpture, Titus stands in military garb with an advanced left foot and right foot trailing behind. His face shows some signs of age, and borrows many physiognomic features of his father, Vespasian: namely his…
Met Caracalla
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This marble sculpture depicts Caracalla’s head from the base of his neck to the top of his head. His head is turned sharply to his left, and his eyes look upwards and to his left. He has a short-cropped haircut and trimmed beard. His…
This marble sculpture depicts Caracalla’s head from the base of his neck to the top of his head. His head is turned sharply to his left, and his eyes look upwards and to his left. He has a short-cropped haircut and trimmed beard. His…
Severan Family Tondo
Description: This tondo depicts Julia Domna, Caracalla, and Septimius Severus, three of the four members of the Severan dynasty of the Roman Empire. Their other son, Geta, was at one point also depicted on this tondo, but his face has been scrubbed…
Tetrarch Pair
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The statue features four figures, all very stout and bulky. The figures are very block like, differing from the previous idealized Greco-Roman works. The figures are stiff and ridged, with a simply cut linear form that is strictly…
The statue features four figures, all very stout and bulky. The figures are very block like, differing from the previous idealized Greco-Roman works. The figures are stiff and ridged, with a simply cut linear form that is strictly…
The "European"
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This mummy portrait depicts a young woman using the encaustic technique. The shape of the panel mimics the sensitively rendered portrait as it is narrow at the head and wider at the shoulders. The woman’s face, with its light, pearly…
This mummy portrait depicts a young woman using the encaustic technique. The shape of the panel mimics the sensitively rendered portrait as it is narrow at the head and wider at the shoulders. The woman’s face, with its light, pearly…
Aged Marcus Aurelius
Description:Statue is a life-sized bust (only head is original) of the philosopher-emperor. Marcus is wearing the full beard that features in all his adult imperial portraits. The hair is thick and curly, swept up from his forehead. There is…
Rahotep and Nofret
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The under life-size statues of Rahotep and Nofret depict the couple seated in high-backed chairs with footrests. Rahotep is represented with short black hair and a mustache. He wears a short white kilt and an amulet around his neck. His…
The under life-size statues of Rahotep and Nofret depict the couple seated in high-backed chairs with footrests. Rahotep is represented with short black hair and a mustache. He wears a short white kilt and an amulet around his neck. His…
BM Head of Alexander the Great
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This is a bust of Alexander the Great done in the Lysippan style. He has a smooth, youthful face with parted lips and a "melting" glance in the eyes. He has long hair pushed out of his face and up above his forehead in the anastole or…
This is a bust of Alexander the Great done in the Lysippan style. He has a smooth, youthful face with parted lips and a "melting" glance in the eyes. He has long hair pushed out of his face and up above his forehead in the anastole or…
Colossal Head of Constantine
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The Colossal Head of Constantine is a piece of a much larger seated statue of Constantine, though only some of the pieces remain including a hand, part of an arm, both feet, a piece of the body, and a leg. The state is massive, the head…
The Colossal Head of Constantine is a piece of a much larger seated statue of Constantine, though only some of the pieces remain including a hand, part of an arm, both feet, a piece of the body, and a leg. The state is massive, the head…