Julio-Claudian marble torso up for auction

[guy]

 

A Roman torso is up for auction. 

A 2,000‑year‑old Julio‑Claudian marble torso of a Roman emperor—originally displayed in a temple at Salona in modern Croatia—is heading to auction at Sotheby’s, where it is estimated to sale for 8-12 million.
 

The sculpture’s cuirass has a political message. It’s central image shows Sol (pictured below), the sun god, driving a quadriga (bottom picture) over the sea, possibly symbolizing the dawn of a new imperial order. 
 

 

 

https://www.popsci.com/science/roman-emperor-torso-sculpture-auction/?shem=aimgspe,

Good video on the auction:

 

 

Edited 12 hours ago by guy

[guidoLaMoto]

Symbolically communicating Power?-- a guy in a ruffled skirt, leaning back with one hip seductively thrown  out to the side? That emperor must have used Tim Walz's publicity agent. I bet the missing arms were sculpted into a two-handed, limp wrist wave too?

Speaking of which-- we oughta start a special museum just for all those missing arms & heads from classic statuary.

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