Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Head of Augustus as Supreme Pontiff
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Image View:
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Overall view from the front
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Creator:
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unknown (Roman (ancient) sculptor)
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Location:
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repository: Museo Arqueologico Nacional (Madrid, Madrid, Spain)
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Location Note:
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C/ Serrano, 13
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GPS:
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+40.423333-3.688889
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Date:
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early-mid 1st century CE (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Roman (ancient)
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Style Period:
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Early Imperial
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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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Carrara marble
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
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Subjects:
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portrait; rulers and leaders; Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D.; Roman Empire; Julio-Claudian dynasty; Augustus Caesar
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Description:
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The concept of the official portrait was established under Caesar Augustus. When Augustus was crowned in the year 23 BCE, the figure of the princeps became one with the state. Portraits of the emperor, marked by an idealized classicism, his wife and his court were vital propaganda tools for spreading the ruler's image throughout the empire. This veiled head represents the middle-aged Augustus as Supreme Pontiff. Found in the Aula sacra of the theater in Merida. (Source: Madrid, Museo Arqueologico Nacional [website]; http://www.man.es/man/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-S-NAMM-ASP-A01
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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