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BUST OF AUGUSTUS CAESAR

Creator(s): Unknown

Currently in storage


About this object

The bust is of Augustus Caesar. He is clean-shaven with his head tilted slightly to the left. He is wearing a breast plate decorated with figures in relief, including a chariot drawn by four horses led by a winged female and an old man holding up a mantle. On each shoulder is an epaulette with the image of a sphinx in relief.

Object name:
BUST OF AUGUSTUS CAESAR
Made from:
Marble, onyx pedestal
Made in:
ITALY
Date made:
19th c.
Size:
63.5 cm (25 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
22.24
Class:
STONE
Signature marks:
Credit line:
Gift of General Foods, 1978