Head of an Emperor
The large eyes and distinctive features suggest that this head represents the Flavian emperor Vespasian (reigned 69-79 CE). However, the flatness of the face and hairstyle suggest that this was originally a portrait head of Emperor Nero (reigned 54-68 CE) that was re-carved to...
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872
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sculpture
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normalized
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| provenance |
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[Found at Pergamon (?)]; Jean P. Lambros Collection Sale, Athens, 1912, no. 268; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1912, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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| language |
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en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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source
import
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_23.119_Fnt_BW.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_23.119_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_23.119_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/23.119 |
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