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Portrait of Lucius Verus, from the silver treasure of Marengo

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Description: Portrait of Lucius Verus, from the silver treasure of Marengo
TitlePortrait of Lucius Verus, from the silver treasure of Marengo
Creator nameUnknown
Creator nationality/cultureUnknown
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 161–169
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsSilver
DimensionsUnknown
LocationArchaeological Museum, Turin, Italy
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsPortrait sculpture, RomanEmperors--Rome--PortraitsMilitary uniforms in art
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Chapter VI: Antonine Art: The Beginning of Late Antiquity
Diana E. E. Kleiner
Description: Roman Sculpture
Roman Sculpture
Titus Aurelius Fulvus Boionius Antoninus, later Antoninus Pius, emperor between 138 and 161, was born...
Author
Diana E. E. Kleiner
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© 1992 by Yale University
Related print edition pages: pp.267-313
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00185.007
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Chapter subject tags:Sculpture, RomanEmperors--RomeRelief (Sculpture), RomanPortrait sculpture, RomanAntoninus Pius, Emperor of Rome, 86-161Commodus, Emperor of Rome, 161-192Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180Verus, Lucius Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 130-169Faustina, Annia Galeria, Empress, consort of Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, -175Architecture, RomanFuneral rites and ceremonies--RomeWomen--Portraits, Roman

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Description: Portrait of Titus, from Herculaneum
Portrait of Titus, from Herculaneum
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
LocationMuseo Nazionale, Naples
Portrait of Titus, from Herculaneum
Portrait of Titus, from Herculaneum
Description: Portrait of Gordian III, from Gabii
Portrait of Gordian III, from Gabii
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 243
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
Portrait of Gordian III, from Gabii
Portrait of Gordian III, from Gabii
Description: Portrait of Constantine the Great, from a dynastic group
Portrait of Constantine the Great, from a dynastic group
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 312–324
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationBasilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, Rome
Portrait of Constantine the Great, from...
Portrait of Constantine the Great, from a dynastic group
Description: Portrait of Lucius Verus
Portrait of Lucius Verus
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 161–169
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
DimensionsH: 80 cm
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010275279
Accession numberMR 551
Portrait of Lucius Verus
Portrait of Lucius Verus
Description: Portrait of Constantine II, from a dynastic group
Portrait of Constantine II, from a dynastic group
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 312–324
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationCampidoglio, Rome
Portrait of Constantine II, from a...
Portrait of Constantine II, from a dynastic group
Description: Portrait of Hadrian, from Hierapytna (Crete)
Portrait of Hadrian, from Hierapytna (Crete)
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 120–125
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationArchaeological Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Portrait of Hadrian, from Hierapytna...
Portrait of Hadrian, from Hierapytna (Crete)
Description: Portrait of Caracalla, from Koptos
Portrait of Caracalla, from Koptos
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 212–217
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsRed-granite
Dimensions51 × 34 × 52 cm
LocationUniversity of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia
https://www.penn.museum/collections/object/312428
Accession numberE976
Portrait of Caracalla, from Koptos
Portrait of Caracalla, from Koptos
Description: Portrait of Gordian III
Portrait of Gordian III
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 238–241
Object typeSculpture
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
Portrait of Gordian III
Portrait of Gordian III
Description: Portrait of Augustus as imperator, from the Villa of Livia at Primaporta
Portrait of Augustus as imperator, from the Villa of Livia at Primaporta
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 15
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
DimensionsH: 217 cm
LocationVatican Museums, Rome
Accession numberMV_2290_0_0
Portrait of Augustus as imperator, from...
Portrait of Augustus as imperator, from the Villa of Livia at Primaporta
Description: Salonica, Small Arch of Galerius, roundel with portrait of Galerius
Salonica, Small Arch of Galerius, roundel with portrait of Galerius
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 293–305
Object typeSculpture
LocationSalonica, Greece
Salonica, Small Arch of Galerius,...
Salonica, Small Arch of Galerius, roundel with portrait of Galerius
Description: Portrait of Titus
Portrait of Titus
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 79–81
Object typeSculpture
LocationSchloss Erbach Collection, Berlin
Portrait of Titus
Portrait of Titus
Description: Portrait of Maxentius
Portrait of Maxentius
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 307–312
Object typeSculpture
LocationMuseo Torlonia, Rome
Portrait of Maxentius
Portrait of Maxentius
Description: Two tetrarchs from group portrait of four tetrarchs
Two tetrarchs from group portrait of four tetrarchs
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 300
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPorphyry
LocationVatican Library, Rome
Two tetrarchs from group portrait of...
Two tetrarchs from group portrait of four tetrarchs
Description: Portrait of Caligula
Portrait of Caligula
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 31–37
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions19 3/16 × 10 7/16 × 11 5/8 in. (48.8 × 26.5 × 29.5 cm)
LocationWorcester Art Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts
https://worcester.emuseum.com/objects/23130/caligula-caius-caesar-augustus-germanicus
Accession number1914.23
Portrait of Caligula
Portrait of Caligula
Description: Portrait of Diocletian (?)
Portrait of Diocletian (?)
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationNy Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen
Portrait of Diocletian (?)
Portrait of Diocletian (?)
Description: Portrait of Caracalla as the infant Hercules strangling serpents
Portrait of Caracalla as the infant Hercules strangling serpents
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 190–199
Object typeSculpture
Dimensions64 cm
LocationMuseo Capitolino, Rome
http://www.museicapitolini.org/en/percorsi/percorsi_per_sale/palazzo_nuovo/galleria/fanciullo_raffigurato_come_ercole_che_strozza_i_serpenti
Accession numberInv. MC0247
Portrait of Caracalla as the infant...
Portrait of Caracalla as the infant Hercules strangling serpents
Description: Portrait of Commodus
Portrait of Commodus
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 180–189
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
DimensionsH: 44 cm
LocationSala dei Busti, Vatican Museums, Rome
Accession numberMV_617_0_0
Portrait of Commodus
Portrait of Commodus
Description: Portrait of Aurelian
Portrait of Aurelian
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 270–275
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
LocationCivici Musei d'Arte e di Storia, Brescia, Italy
Portrait of Aurelian
Portrait of Aurelian
Description: Portrait of Nero
Portrait of Nero
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 64–68
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions14 15/16 × 8 13/16 × 9 1/2 in. (38 × 22.4 × 24.1 cm)
LocationWorcester Art Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts
https://worcester.emuseum.com/objects/13396/emperor-nero
Accession number1915.23
Portrait of Nero
Portrait of Nero
Description: Medallion with portrait of Gordian III, from Rome
Medallion with portrait of Gordian III, from Rome
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleMetalist
Creation dateAD 243
Object typeCoin/Medal
Dimensions44.22 grams, 36 mm
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
https://id.smb.museum/object/2353564/gordianus-iii-
Accession number18200716
Medallion with portrait of Gordian III,...
Medallion with portrait of Gordian III, from Rome
Description: Portrait of Domitian, from Rome
Portrait of Domitian, from Rome
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 88
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationMuseo del Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome
Portrait of Domitian, from Rome
Portrait of Domitian, from Rome
Description: Portrait of Augustus
Portrait of Augustus
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
LocationGalleria Borghese, Rome
Portrait of Augustus
Portrait of Augustus
Description: Portrait of Constantine the Great, fragment of arm, from the Basilica Nova
Portrait of Constantine the Great, fragment of arm, from the Basilica Nova
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 315–330
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationMuseo del Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome
Portrait of Constantine the Great,...
Portrait of Constantine the Great, fragment of arm, from the Basilica Nova
Description: Portrait of Marcus Aurelius
Portrait of Marcus Aurelius
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 170–180
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions102 cm
LocationMuseo Capitolino, Rome
http://www.museicapitolini.org/en/percorsi/percorsi_per_sale/palazzo_nuovo/sala_degli_imperatori/ritratto_di_marco_aurelio
Accession numberInv. MC0448
Portrait of Marcus Aurelius
Portrait of Marcus Aurelius
Description: Portrait of Valerian, from Asia Minor
Portrait of Valerian, from Asia Minor
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 253–260
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationNy Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen
Portrait of Valerian, from Asia Minor
Portrait of Valerian, from Asia Minor
Description: Portrait of Elagabalus
Portrait of Elagabalus
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 218–222
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationMuseo Capitolino, Rome
Portrait of Elagabalus
Portrait of Elagabalus
Description: Portrait of Claudius, from the theater in Cerveteri
Portrait of Claudius, from the theater in Cerveteri
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 45–50
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationVatican Museums, Rome
Portrait of Claudius, from the theater...
Portrait of Claudius, from the theater in Cerveteri
Description: Portrait of Trajan Decius
Portrait of Trajan Decius
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 249–251
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationMuseo del Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome
Portrait of Trajan Decius
Portrait of Trajan Decius
Description: Portrait of Trajan
Portrait of Trajan
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 100
Object typeSculpture
LocationMuseo Capitolino, Rome
Portrait of Trajan
Portrait of Trajan
Description: Portrait of Marcus Aurelius
Portrait of Marcus Aurelius
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 140
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationMuseo Capitolino, Rome
Portrait of Marcus Aurelius
Portrait of Marcus Aurelius
Description: Portrait of Probus
Portrait of Probus
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 276–282
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions46 cm
LocationMuseo Capitolino, Rome
http://www.museicapitolini.org/en/percorsi/percorsi_per_sale/palazzo_nuovo/sala_degli_imperatori/ritratto_di_probo
Accession numberInv. MC0493
Portrait of Probus
Portrait of Probus
Description: Portrait of Gallienus, from Greece or Asia Minor
Portrait of Gallienus, from Greece or Asia Minor
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 267
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationNy Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen
Portrait of Gallienus, from Greece or...
Portrait of Gallienus, from Greece or Asia Minor
Description: Portrait of Nero
Portrait of Nero
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 55–59
Object typeSculpture
LocationMuseo Nazionale, Cagliari, Italy
Portrait of Nero
Portrait of Nero
Description: Portrait of Septimius Severus, from Ostia or Portus
Portrait of Septimius Severus, from Ostia or Portus
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions15 3/16 in. (38.5 cm)
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/151363/septimius-severus
Accession number60.928
Portrait of Septimius Severus, from...
Portrait of Septimius Severus, from Ostia or Portus
Description: Portrait of Antoninus Pius, from Formia
Portrait of Antoninus Pius, from Formia
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 138–140
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationMuseo Nazionale delle Terme, Rome
Portrait of Antoninus Pius, from Formia
Portrait of Antoninus Pius, from Formia
Description: Portrait of Gordian III, from Ostia
Portrait of Gordian III, from Ostia
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 242–244
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationMuseo Nazionale delle Terme, Rome
Portrait of Gordian III, from Ostia
Portrait of Gordian III, from Ostia
Description: Portrait of Commodus as Hercules, from the Esquiline hill
Portrait of Commodus as Hercules, from the Esquiline hill
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 191–192
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions133 cm
LocationMuseo del Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome
http://www.museicapitolini.org/en/percorsi/percorsi_per_sale/museo_del_palazzo_dei_conservatori/sale_degli_horti_lamiani/busto_di_commodo_come_ercole
Accession numberInv. MC1120
Portrait of Commodus as Hercules, from...
Portrait of Commodus as Hercules, from the Esquiline hill
Description: Portrait of Pupienus
Portrait of Pupienus
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 238
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
DimensionsH: 87 cm
LocationVatican Museums, Rome
Accession numberMV_2265_0_0
Portrait of Pupienus
Portrait of Pupienus
Description: Portrait of Claudius with the attributes of Jupiter, from Olympia
Portrait of Claudius with the attributes of Jupiter, from Olympia
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 71–73
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationArchaeological Museum of Olympia, Olympia, Greece
Portrait of Claudius with the attributes...
Portrait of Claudius with the attributes of Jupiter, from Olympia
Description: Portrait of Vespasian
Portrait of Vespasian
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 70–79
Object typeSculpture
LocationNy Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen
Portrait of Vespasian
Portrait of Vespasian
Description: Portrait of Hadrian
Portrait of Hadrian
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
LocationMuseo Nazionale delle Terme, Rome
Portrait of Hadrian
Portrait of Hadrian
Description: Portrait of Alexander Severus
Portrait of Alexander Severus
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 222–235
Object typeSculpture
LocationGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Portrait of Alexander Severus
Portrait of Alexander Severus
Description: Portrait of Septimius Severus, from Nicosia
Portrait of Septimius Severus, from Nicosia
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 197
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
LocationCyprus Museum, Cyprus
Portrait of Septimius Severus, from...
Portrait of Septimius Severus, from Nicosia
Description: Portrait of Trajan as imperator, from Ostia
Portrait of Trajan as imperator, from Ostia
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationMuseum, Ostia, Italy
Portrait of Trajan as imperator, from...
Portrait of Trajan as imperator, from Ostia
Description: Portrait of Caligula, from Asia Minor
Portrait of Caligula, from Asia Minor
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 37–38
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationNy Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen
Portrait of Caligula, from Asia Minor
Portrait of Caligula, from Asia Minor
Description: Portrait of Nero as a boy, from the basilica at Velleia
Portrait of Nero as a boy, from the basilica at Velleia
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
LocationArchaeological Museum, Parma, Italy
Portrait of Nero as a boy, from the...
Portrait of Nero as a boy, from the basilica at Velleia
Description: Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius
Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 176
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions424 cm
LocationMuseo del Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome
http://www.museicapitolini.org/en/percorsi/percorsi_per_sale/museo_del_palazzo_dei_conservatori/esedra_di_marco_aurelio/statua_equestre_di_marco_aurelio
Accession numberInv. MC3247
Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius
Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius
Description: Portrait of Trebonianus Gallus
Portrait of Trebonianus Gallus
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 251–253
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions95 in. (241.3 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247117
Accession number05.30
Portrait of Trebonianus Gallus
Portrait of Trebonianus Gallus
Description: Portrait of Constantine the Great, from the Basilica Nova
Portrait of Constantine the Great, from the Basilica Nova
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 315–330
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions260 cm
LocationMuseo del Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome
http://www.museicapitolini.org/en/percorsi/percorsi_per_sale/museo_del_palazzo_dei_conservatori/cortile/statua_colossale_di_costantino_testa
Accession numberInv. MC0757
Portrait of Constantine the Great, from...
Portrait of Constantine the Great, from the Basilica Nova
Description: Equestrian statue of Augustus, from the North Aegean Sea
Equestrian statue of Augustus, from the North Aegean Sea
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date20–1 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
LocationNational Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece
https://www.namuseum.gr/en/collection/romaiki-periodos-2/
Accession numberX 23322
Equestrian statue of Augustus, from the...
Equestrian statue of Augustus, from the North Aegean Sea
Description: Portrait of Macrinus
Portrait of Macrinus
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 217–218
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationMuseo del Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome
Portrait of Macrinus
Portrait of Macrinus
Description: Portrait of Nerva, from Tivoli
Portrait of Nerva, from Tivoli
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationMuseo Nazionale delle Terme, Rome
Portrait of Nerva, from Tivoli
Portrait of Nerva, from Tivoli
Description: Portrait of Gallienus, from the Roman Forum
Portrait of Gallienus, from the Roman Forum
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 260–265
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationMuseo Nazionale delle Terme, Rome
Portrait of Gallienus, from the Roman...
Portrait of Gallienus, from the Roman Forum
Description: Portrait of Trajan Decius
Portrait of Trajan Decius
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 249–251
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationMuseo Capitolino, Rome
Portrait of Trajan Decius
Portrait of Trajan Decius
Description: Portrait of Constantine the Great
Portrait of Constantine the Great
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 336–337
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions177 cm
LocationMuseo del Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome
http://www.museicapitolini.org/en/percorsi/percorsi_per_sale/museo_del_palazzo_dei_conservatori/esedra_di_marco_aurelio/statua_colossale_bronzea_di_costantino_testa
Accession numberInv. MC1072
Portrait of Constantine the Great
Portrait of Constantine the Great
Description: Portrait of Galerius (?), from Athribis
Portrait of Galerius (?), from Athribis
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 300
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPorphyry
LocationMuseum of Cairo, Cairo
Portrait of Galerius (?), from Athribis
Portrait of Galerius (?), from Athribis
Description: Portrait of Antoninus Pius
Portrait of Antoninus Pius
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 158
Object typeSculpture
DimensionsH: 87 cm
LocationSala dei Busti, Vatican Museums, Rome
Accession numberMV_855_0_0
Portrait of Antoninus Pius
Portrait of Antoninus Pius
Description: Balbinus Sarcophagus
Balbinus Sarcophagus
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 238
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationCatacomb of Praetextatus, Rome
Balbinus Sarcophagus
Balbinus Sarcophagus
Description: Portrait of Vespasian, from Carthage
Portrait of Vespasian, from Carthage
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
DimensionsH: 45.72 cm
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=465568&partId=1&searchText=portrait+of+vespasian&images=true&page=1
Accession number1850,0304.35
Portrait of Vespasian, from Carthage
Portrait of Vespasian, from Carthage
Description: Portrait of Domitian, from a villa in Labicum
Portrait of Domitian, from a villa in Labicum
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 75
Object typeSculpture
LocationStaatliche Antikensammlungen und Glyptothek, Munich
Portrait of Domitian, from a villa in...
Portrait of Domitian, from a villa in Labicum
Description: Portrait of Tiberius, from Rome
Portrait of Tiberius, from Rome
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationNy Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen
Portrait of Tiberius, from Rome
Portrait of Tiberius, from Rome
Description: Portrait of Constantius Chlorus, from Rome
Portrait of Constantius Chlorus, from Rome
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 300
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationNy Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen
Portrait of Constantius Chlorus, from...
Portrait of Constantius Chlorus, from Rome
Description: Portrait of Balbinus as Jupiter, from Piraeus
Portrait of Balbinus as Jupiter, from Piraeus
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 238
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationPiraeus Archaeological Museum, Piraeus, Greece
Portrait of Balbinus as Jupiter, from...
Portrait of Balbinus as Jupiter, from Piraeus
Description: Portrait of Augustus as pontifex maximus, from the Via Labicana
Portrait of Augustus as pontifex maximus, from the Via Labicana
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 12 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationMuseo Nazionale delle Terme, Rome
Portrait of Augustus as pontifex...
Portrait of Augustus as pontifex maximus, from the Via Labicana
Description: Portrait of Caracalla
Portrait of Caracalla
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 212
Object typeSculpture
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
Portrait of Caracalla
Portrait of Caracalla
Description: Portrait of Hadrian in a toga
Portrait of Hadrian in a toga
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 130–140
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions235 cm
LocationMuseo Capitolino, Rome
http://www.museicapitolini.org/en/percorsi/percorsi_per_sale/palazzo_nuovo/atrio/statua_di_adriano_come_pontifex_maximus
Accession numberInv. MC0054
Portrait of Hadrian in a toga
Portrait of Hadrian in a toga
Description: Two tetrarchs from group portrait of the four tetrarchs, from Constantinople
Two tetrarchs from group portrait of the four tetrarchs, from Constantinople
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 300
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPorphyry
LocationSouthwest corner of Basilica San Marco, Venice
Two tetrarchs from group portrait of the...
Two tetrarchs from group portrait of the four tetrarchs, from Constantinople
Description: Portrait of Vitellius
Portrait of Vitellius
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 69
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationNy Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen
Portrait of Vitellius
Portrait of Vitellius
Description: Two tetrarchs from group portrait of four tetrarchs
Two tetrarchs from group portrait of four tetrarchs
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 300
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPorphyry
LocationVatican Library, Rome
Two tetrarchs from group portrait of...
Two tetrarchs from group portrait of four tetrarchs
Description: Portrait of Balbinus, from the lid of the Balbinus Sarcophagus
Portrait of Balbinus, from the lid of the Balbinus Sarcophagus
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 238
Object typeSculpture
LocationCatacomb of Praetextatus, Rome
Portrait of Balbinus, from the lid of...
Portrait of Balbinus, from the lid of the Balbinus Sarcophagus
Description: Portrait of Trajan, from Ostia
Portrait of Trajan, from Ostia
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsGreek marble
LocationMuseum, Ostia, Italy
Portrait of Trajan, from Ostia
Portrait of Trajan, from Ostia
Description: Portrait of Vespasian, from Ostia
Portrait of Vespasian, from Ostia
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 79–81
Object typeSculpture
LocationMuseo Nazionale delle Terme, Rome
Portrait of Vespasian, from Ostia
Portrait of Vespasian, from Ostia
Description: Portrait of Tiberius, from the Fayum
Portrait of Tiberius, from the Fayum
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
LocationNy Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen
Portrait of Tiberius, from the Fayum
Portrait of Tiberius, from the Fayum
Description: Portrait of Caracalla
Portrait of Caracalla
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 206–211
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/253592
Accession number40.11.1a
Portrait of Caracalla
Portrait of Caracalla
Description: Split, Diocletian's palace, mausoleum, frieze with portraits of Diocletian and...
Split, Diocletian's palace, mausoleum, frieze with portraits of Diocletian and Prisca
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 300–306
Object typeSculpture
Split, Diocletian's palace, mausoleum,...
Split, Diocletian's palace, mausoleum, frieze with portraits of Diocletian and Prisca
Description: Portrait of Alexander Severus
Portrait of Alexander Severus
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 222–235
Object typeSculpture
LocationMuseo Nazionale, Naples
Portrait of Alexander Severus
Portrait of Alexander Severus
Description: Two tetrarchs from group portrait of the four tetrarchs, from Constantinople
Two tetrarchs from group portrait of the four tetrarchs, from Constantinople
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 300
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPorphyry
LocationSouthwest corner of Basilica San Marco, Venice
Two tetrarchs from group portrait of the...
Two tetrarchs from group portrait of the four tetrarchs, from Constantinople
Description: Portrait of Hadrian
Portrait of Hadrian
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 119
Object typeSculpture
LocationMuseo Nazionale delle Terme, Rome
Portrait of Hadrian
Portrait of Hadrian
Description: Portrait of Constantine the Great
Portrait of Constantine the Great
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 324–337
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions37 1/2 × 23 × 26 1/2 in., 1,100 lb. (95.3 × 58.4 × 67.3 cm, 499 kg)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/252884
Accession number26.229
Portrait of Constantine the Great
Portrait of Constantine the Great
Description: Portrait of Trajan Decius, detail of head
Portrait of Trajan Decius, detail of head
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 249–251
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationMuseo del Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome
Portrait of Trajan Decius, detail of...
Portrait of Trajan Decius, detail of head
Description: Portrait of Augustus
Portrait of Augustus
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 27–25 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions46.2 × 26.5 × 39.4 cm
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=466397&partId=1&searchText=Portrait+of+Augustus&images=true&from=bc&fromDate=27&to=bc&toDate=25&page=1
Accession number19,110,901.10
Portrait of Augustus
Portrait of Augustus
Description: Portrait of Nerva
Portrait of Nerva
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 97
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationNy Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen
Portrait of Nerva
Portrait of Nerva
Description: Portrait of Titus as a magistrate, from a garden near the Lateran
Portrait of Titus as a magistrate, from a garden near the Lateran
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 70–100
Object typeSculpture
DimensionsH: 196 cm
LocationVatican Museums, Rome
Accession numberMV_2282_0_0
Portrait of Titus as a magistrate, from...
Portrait of Titus as a magistrate, from a garden near the Lateran
Description: Portrait of Claudius with the attributes of Jupiter, from Lanuvium
Portrait of Claudius with the attributes of Jupiter, from Lanuvium
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 42–43
Object typeSculpture
DimensionsH: 254 cm
LocationVatican Museums, Rome
Accession numberMV_243_0_0
Portrait of Claudius with the attributes...
Portrait of Claudius with the attributes of Jupiter, from Lanuvium
Description: Portrait of Augustus, from Ariccia
Portrait of Augustus, from Ariccia
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date200–1 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
DimensionsH: 17 1/16 in. (43.3 cm)
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
https://collections.mfa.org/download/151325
Accession number99.344
Portrait of Augustus, from Ariccia
Portrait of Augustus, from Ariccia
Description: Portrait of Philip the Arab
Portrait of Philip the Arab
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 244–249
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
DimensionsH: 94.5 cm
LocationVatican Museums, Rome
Accession numberMV_2216_0_0
Portrait of Philip the Arab
Portrait of Philip the Arab
Description: Portrait of Antoninus Pius, from Ostia
Portrait of Antoninus Pius, from Ostia
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 147–149
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
DimensionsH: 71.5 cm
LocationVatican Museums, Rome
Accession numberMV_201_0_0
Portrait of Antoninus Pius, from Ostia
Portrait of Antoninus Pius, from Ostia
Description: Portrait of Gallienus
Portrait of Gallienus
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 250–259
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
Portrait of Gallienus
Portrait of Gallienus
Description: Portrait of Caligula
Portrait of Caligula
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 37–41
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions13 × 8 1/4 × 9 1/4 in. (33 × 21 × 23.5 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/7260
Accession number1987.70.1
Portrait of Caligula
Portrait of Caligula, from Rome
Description: Portrait of Tiberius, from the theater in Cerveteri
Portrait of Tiberius, from the theater in Cerveteri
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 45–50
Object typeSculpture
LocationVatican Museums, Rome
Portrait of Tiberius, from the theater...
Portrait of Tiberius, from the theater in Cerveteri
Description: Portrait of Galerius (?), from Rome
Portrait of Galerius (?), from Rome
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationNy Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen
Portrait of Galerius (?), from Rome
Portrait of Galerius (?), from Rome
Description: Hadrian
Hadrian
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 130
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationNational Museum, Rome
Hadrian
Hadrian
Description: Portrait of Augustus, from dynastic group portrait in Julian Basilica, Corinth
Portrait of Augustus, from dynastic group portrait in Julian Basilica, Corinth
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationArchaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth, Corinth, Greece
http://www.corinth-museum.gr/en/collection-item/statues-of-octavian-augustus-and-his-grandsons/
Accession numberS 1080
Portrait of Augustus, from dynastic...
Portrait of Augustus, from dynastic group portrait in Julian Basilica, Corinth
Description: Portrait of Commodus, from Lanuvium
Portrait of Commodus, from Lanuvium
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 175–177
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationMuseo Capitolino, Rome
Portrait of Commodus, from Lanuvium
Portrait of Commodus, from Lanuvium
Description: Portrait of Nero, from the Palatine
Portrait of Nero, from the Palatine
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 59
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationMuseo Nazionale delle Terme, Rome
Portrait of Nero, from the Palatine
Portrait of Nero, from the Palatine
Description: Portrait of Constantine the Great, fragment of foot, from the Basilica Nova
Portrait of Constantine the Great, fragment of foot, from the Basilica Nova
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 315–330
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationMuseo del Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome
Portrait of Constantine the Great,...
Portrait of Constantine the Great, fragment of foot, from the Basilica Nova
Description: Portrait of Maximinus Thrax
Portrait of Maximinus Thrax
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 235–238
Object typeSculpture
LocationNy Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen
Portrait of Maximinus Thrax
Portrait of Maximinus Thrax
Description: Portrait of Marcus Aurelius, from the Roman Forum
Portrait of Marcus Aurelius, from the Roman Forum
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 180
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationMuseo Nazionale delle Terme, Rome
Portrait of Marcus Aurelius, from the...
Portrait of Marcus Aurelius, from the Roman Forum
Description: Portrait of Claudius Gothicus
Portrait of Claudius Gothicus
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 268–270
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions15 × 7 3/8 × 9 in. (38.1 × 18.7 × 22.8 cm)
LocationWorcester Art Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts
https://worcester.emuseum.com/objects/17448/portrait-of-a-bearded-man
Accession number1915.24
Portrait of Claudius Gothicus
Portrait of Claudius Gothicus
Description: Portrait of Marcus Aurelius, from the Roman Forum
Portrait of Marcus Aurelius, from the Roman Forum
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 147
Object typeSculpture
LocationForum Antiquarium, Rome
Portrait of Marcus Aurelius, from the...
Portrait of Marcus Aurelius, from the Roman Forum
Description: Portrait of Carinus
Portrait of Carinus
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 283–284
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationMuseo del Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome
Portrait of Carinus
Portrait of Carinus
Description: Portrait of Alexander Severus
Portrait of Alexander Severus
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 222–235
Object typeSculpture
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
Portrait of Alexander Severus
Portrait of Alexander Severus
Description: Portrait of Trajan, formerly in the Villa Albani
Portrait of Trajan, formerly in the Villa Albani
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 108
Object typeSculpture
Dimensions74 cm
LocationMuseo Capitolino, Rome
http://www.museicapitolini.org/en/percorsi/percorsi_per_sale/palazzo_nuovo/sala_degli_imperatori/ritratto_di_traiano
Accession numberInv. MC0276
Portrait of Trajan, formerly in the...
Portrait of Trajan, formerly in the Villa Albani
Description: Ten-aureus coin with portrait of Diocletian
Ten-aureus coin with portrait of Diocletian
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleMetalist
Creation dateAD 294
Object typeCoin/Medal
MaterialsGold
Dimensions53.5 grams; D: 37 mm
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1113801&partId=1&searchText=aureus+Diocletian+&images=true&page=1
Accession number1867,0101.865
Ten-aureus coin with portrait of...
Ten-aureus coin with portrait of Diocletian
Description: Cancellaria Reliefs, adventus of Vespasian
Cancellaria Reliefs, adventus of Vespasian
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 93–95
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationVatican Museums, Rome
Cancellaria Reliefs, adventus of...
Cancellaria Reliefs, adventus of Vespasian
Description: Great Antonine Altar, Apotheosis of Lucius Verus, from Ephesus
Great Antonine Altar, Apotheosis of Lucius Verus, from Ephesus
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
LocationKunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Great Antonine Altar, Apotheosis of...
Great Antonine Altar, Apotheosis of Lucius Verus, from Ephesus
Description: Rome, Arch of Titus, spoils relief
Rome, Arch of Titus, spoils relief
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
LocationRome
Rome, Arch of Titus, spoils relief
Rome, Arch of Titus, spoils relief
Description: Sestertius with portrait of Galba, from Rome
Sestertius with portrait of Galba, from Rome
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleMetalist
Creation dateAD 68
Object typeCoin/Medal
Sestertius with portrait of Galba, from...
Sestertius with portrait of Galba, from Rome
Description: Miliarensis with portrait of Constantine, possibly from Rome
Miliarensis with portrait of Constantine, possibly from Rome
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleMetalist
Creation datec. AD 315
Object typeCoin/Medal
MaterialsSilver
LocationStaatliche Münzsammlung, Munich
https://www.staatliche-muenzsammlung.de/highlights_06.html
Miliarensis with portrait of...
Miliarensis with portrait of Constantine, possibly from Rome
Description: Grand Camée de France
Grand Camée de France
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleJeweler
Creation datec. AD 50
Object typeJewelry
MaterialsSardonyx
Dimensions31 × 26.5 cm
LocationCabinet des Médailles, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b7700163f
Grand Camée de France
Grand Camée de France
Description: Adventus relief
Adventus relief
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationMuseo del Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome
Adventus relief
Adventus relief
Description: Salonica, Arch of Galerius, southwest pillar, Galerius on horseback crushing his...
Salonica, Arch of Galerius, southwest pillar, Galerius on horseback crushing his Persian enemy
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 298–303
Object typeSculpture
LocationSalonica, Greece
Salonica, Arch of Galerius, southwest...
Salonica, Arch of Galerius, southwest pillar, Galerius on horseback crushing his Persian enemy
Description: Argenteus with portrait of Constantine
Argenteus with portrait of Constantine
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleMetalist
Creation dateAD 306–307
Object typeCoin/Medal
LocationCastello Sforzesco, Milan
Argenteus with portrait of Constantine
Argenteus with portrait of Constantine
Description: Salonica, Arch of Galerius, southwest pillar, four tetrarchs enthroned
Salonica, Arch of Galerius, southwest pillar, four tetrarchs enthroned
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 298–303
Object typeSculpture
LocationSalonica, Greece
Salonica, Arch of Galerius, southwest...
Salonica, Arch of Galerius, southwest pillar, four tetrarchs enthroned
Description: Arco di Portogallo, Alimenta panel
Arco di Portogallo, Alimenta panel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 136–138
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions293 cm
LocationMuseo del Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome
http://www.museicapitolini.org/en/percorsi/percorsi_per_sale/museo_del_palazzo_dei_conservatori/scalone/rilievo_dall_arco_di_portogallo_elargizione_di_aiuti_alimentari_ai_bambini_romani
Accession numberInv. MC0832
Arco di Portogallo, Alimenta panel
Arco di Portogallo, Alimenta panel
Description: Dynastic relief from a Claudian monument
Dynastic relief from a Claudian monument
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 45–50
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationMuseo Nazionale, Ravenna, Italy
Dynastic relief from a Claudian monument
Dynastic relief from a Claudian monument
Description: Reconstruction of group of Commodus as Hercules and two tritons
Reconstruction of group of Commodus as Hercules and two tritons
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
Reconstruction of group of Commodus as...
Reconstruction of group of Commodus as Hercules and two tritons
Description: One-and-a-half solidus coin with portrait of Constantine
One-and-a-half solidus coin with portrait of Constantine
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleMetalist
Creation dateAD 313
Object typeCoin/Medal
MaterialsGold
LocationBritish Museum, London
One-and-a-half solidus coin with...
One-and-a-half solidus coin with portrait of Constantine
Description: Marriage cameo
Marriage cameo
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleJeweler
Creation datec. AD 50
Object typeJewelry
MaterialsOnyx, multilayered, alternating brown and white
DimensionsH: 12 cm
LocationKunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
www.khm.at/de/object/1fb2629a25/
Accession numberIXa 63
Marriage cameo
Marriage cameo
Description: Aureus with frontal portrait of Maxentius
Aureus with frontal portrait of Maxentius
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleMetalist
Creation dateAD 308
Object typeCoin/Medal
Aureus with frontal portrait of...
Aureus with frontal portrait of Maxentius
Description: Afrodisias, Sebasteion, Augustus Sebatos relief
Afrodisias, Sebasteion, Augustus Sebatos relief
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
LocationAphrodisias, Turkey
Afrodisias, Sebasteion, Augustus Sebatos...
Afrodisias, Sebasteion, Augustus Sebatos relief
Description: Rome, Roman Forum, Five-Column Monument, sacrifice
Rome, Roman Forum, Five-Column Monument, sacrifice
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 303
Object typeSculpture
LocationRoman Forum, Rome
Rome, Roman Forum, Five-Column Monument,...
Rome, Roman Forum, Five-Column Monument, sacrifice
Description: Anaglypha Traiani/Hadriani, burning of debt records
Anaglypha Traiani/Hadriani, burning of debt records
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 118–119
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsParian marble
LocationCuria, Roman Forum, Rome
Anaglypha Traiani/Hadriani, burning of...
Anaglypha Traiani/Hadriani, burning of debt records
Description: Five-aureus coin with facing profile portraits of Diocletian and Maximian, from...
Five-aureus coin with facing profile portraits of Diocletian and Maximian, from Rome
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleMetalist
Creation dateAD 287
Object typeCoin/Medal
MaterialsGold
Dimensions26.58 grams, 30 mm
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
https://id.smb.museum/object/2353649/diocletianus-und-maximianus-herculius
Accession number18200802
Five-aureus coin with facing profile...
Five-aureus coin with facing profile portraits of Diocletian and Maximian, from Rome
Description: Afrodisias, Sebasteion, Claudius vanquishing Britannia
Afrodisias, Sebasteion, Claudius vanquishing Britannia
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
LocationAphrodisias, Turkey
Afrodisias, Sebasteion, Claudius...
Afrodisias, Sebasteion, Claudius vanquishing Britannia
Description: Aureus with portrait of Otho, from Rome
Aureus with portrait of Otho, from Rome
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleMetalist
Creation dateAD 69
Object typeCoin/Medal
MaterialsGold
LocationBritish Museum, London
Aureus with portrait of Otho, from Rome
Aureus with portrait of Otho, from Rome
Description: Dynastic relief of Septimius Severus, Caracalla, and Geta, from Rome
Dynastic relief of Septimius Severus, Caracalla, and Geta, from Rome
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
LocationPalazzo Sacchetti, Rome
Dynastic relief of Septimius Severus,...
Dynastic relief of Septimius Severus, Caracalla, and Geta, from Rome
Description: Cancellaria Reliefs, profectio of Domitian
Cancellaria Reliefs, profectio of Domitian
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 93–95
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationVatican Museums, Rome
Cancellaria Reliefs, profectio of...
Cancellaria Reliefs, profectio of Domitian
Description: Nine-solidus coin with portraits of Constantine and Sol, from Ticinum
Nine-solidus coin with portraits of Constantine and Sol, from Ticinum
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleMetalist
Creation dateAD 313
Object typeCoin/Medal
MaterialsGold
LocationBibliothèque Nationale, Paris
Nine-solidus coin with portraits of...
Nine-solidus coin with portraits of Constantine and Sol, from Ticinum
Description: Rome, Arch of Titus, triumph relief
Rome, Arch of Titus, triumph relief
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
LocationRome
Rome, Arch of Titus, triumph relief
Rome, Arch of Titus, triumph relief
Description: Anaglypha Traiani/Hadriani, adlocutio
Anaglypha Traiani/Hadriani, adlocutio
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 118–119
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsParian marble
LocationCuria, Roman Forum, Rome
Anaglypha Traiani/Hadriani, adlocutio
Anaglypha Traiani/Hadriani, adlocutio
Description: Salonica, Arch of Galerius, southwest pillar, adventus of Galerius
Salonica, Arch of Galerius, southwest pillar, adventus of Galerius
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 298–303
Object typeSculpture
LocationSalonica, Greece
Salonica, Arch of Galerius, southwest...
Salonica, Arch of Galerius, southwest pillar, adventus of Galerius
Description: Aureus with portrait of Claudius as a youth
Aureus with portrait of Claudius as a youth
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 30
Creator roleMetalist
Creation dateAD 41–42
Object typeCoin/Medal
Aureus with portrait of Claudius as a...
Aureus with portrait of Claudius as a youth

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