Emperor Wearing a Toga

1st century CE; Restored head: 18th century (Roman Imperial)

95.3 cm 232 cm 76.2 cm

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This colossal statue of an emperor wears a toga and elaborately decorated shoes that indicate the figure's high status. These details identify it as a type of honorary statue similar to those erected in the Forum of Augustus in Rome for generations, transforming the public spa...

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14720
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William Boyce Thompson, Yonkers [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Elizabeth Seton College, New York, 1930, by bequest; Walters Art Museum, 1969, by purchase.
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en
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