332 Portrait of Philip the Arab, 244–49

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Description: Portrait of Philip the Arab

TitlePortrait of Philip the Arab

Creator nameUnknown

Creator nationality/cultureRoman

Creator roleSculptor

Creation dateAD 244–249

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsMarble

DimensionsH: 94.5 cm

LocationVatican Museums, Rome

Accession numberMV_2216_0_0

SubjectsPortrait sculpture, RomanEmperors--Rome--PortraitsBusts, Roman

RightsPhoto by Diana E. E. Kleiner

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https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00185.009

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‘For it was Rome which first showed that the power of speech [logos] could not reach everything’ (Aelius Aristides, Orationes, 26, 6). When a brilliant young Greek indulged in this hyperbole soon after Hadrian’s death he was hinting at an elusive truth. Although he was referring directly to Rome’s physical appearance...

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