Sculpture
Portrait Bust of the Empress Claudia Octavia
This portrait bust depicts a young woman whose idealized features and elaborate hairstyle may identify her as the empress Claudia Octavia (r. AD 54-62), unfortunate first wife of the notorious emperor Nero. Over her tunic she wears a <em>stola</em>, a long garment hanging from both shoulders and distinguishing her as a married, upper-class woman. Although beloved by the Roman citizenry and described by the historian Tacitus as “aristocratic and virtuous,” Octavia was eventually divorced and banished by Nero, then ordered put to death.
- Fechado en 50–70 CE
- Derechos: CC0
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Italy, Roman
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marble
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marble
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Sculpture
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Greek and Roman Art
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