Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Statue of the Younger Octavia, Sister of Augustus
Alternate Title:
Sybil
Image View:
Overall view from the front right
Creator:
unknown (Roman (ancient) sculptor)
Location:
repository: Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples, Campania, Italy) 6125
Location Note:
Piazza Museo, 19; Farnese Collection
GPS:
40.853378 14.250486
Date:
ca. 1-20 CE (creation)
Cultural Context:
Roman (ancient)
Style Period:
Imperial (Roman)
Work Type 1:
sculpture (visual work)
Classification:
Sculpture and Installations
Material:
marble
Technique:
carving (processes)
Subjects:
portrait; rulers and leaders; Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D.
Description:
From the beginning of 1st century CE. Octavia Minor, also known as Octavia the Younger (died 10 or 11 BCE), was the daughter of Gaius Octavius and sister of Augustus (Octavian), the first Roman emperor. She was the fourth wife of the Roman general Mark Antony; their marriage produced peace between Octavian and Mark Antony until 33 BCE. She was one of the first Roman women to have her image on a coin. From the Farnese Collection. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Identifier:
7A3-R-NAM-PYC-A02
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Statue of the Younger Octavia, Sister of Augustus