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Augustus marble head found in Isernia, Italy


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The discovery of a marble head of Augustus was announced in Isernia, italy this week.

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Testa marmorea dell'Imperatore Augusto ritrovata a Isernia

 

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The splendid marble head depicting the Emperor Augustus - found during some preventive archeology excavations - could rewrite the history of Isernia. 
During the restoration work of the walls of Via Occidentale - one of the two roads that surrounds the heart of the city of Isernia - a splendid marble head depicting the Emperor Augustus re-emerged.

https://artslife.com/2021/04/30/grande-scoperta-archeologica-ad-isernia-la-testa-marmorea-dellimperatore-augusto-che-promette-sorprese/

 

Summary: This marble is an idealized depiction of Augustus and thought to date from the first century AD. 

 

 

guy also known as gaius

(Thanks to Nina Willburger @DrNWillburger for bringing this to our attention.)

Testa marmorea dell'Imperatore Augusto ritrovata a Isernia

 

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Quite a find but these things turn up every so often. The Romans used statues as propaganda - Cicero mentions how the elite of Rome loved to see statues of themselves in military guise - and it was just as likely that a statue would have a head replaced to mark the accession of a new ruler. Makes you wonder if this head was discarded after his death?

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