Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Emperor Augustus depicted as Jupiter Optimus Maximus
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Alternate Title:
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Colossal Statue of the Seated Augustus with a Laurel Crown
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Image View:
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Overall view from left side
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Creator:
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unknown (Roman (ancient) sculptor)
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Location:
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repository: Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples, Campania, Italy) 6040
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Location Note:
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Piazza Museo, 19
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GPS:
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+40.853378+14.250486
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Date:
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49-50 CE (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Roman (ancient)
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Style Period:
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Imperial (Roman)
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
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Material:
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white marble
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
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Measurements:
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215 cm (height)
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Subjects:
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deities; rulers and leaders; Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D.; Herculaneum (Extinct city)
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Description:
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From the so-called Basilica or Augusteum (a building for ceremonies of the Imperial cult) at Herculaneum. The statue represents the deified Augustus. The head is a modern restoration; the torso was reconstructed from fragments. (Source: Naples National Archaeological Museum [website]; https://www.museoarcheologiconapoli.it/en/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
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Identifier:
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7A3-R-NAM-ACJ-A04
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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