A Roman Lady
Marble. 31 BCE — 14 CE.Height 42 cm. Inv. No. 1282.Copenhagen, New Carlsberg GlyptotekPhoto by Sergey Sosnovskiy
A Roman Lady.
Marble. 31 BCE — 14 CE.
Height 42 cm.
Height 42 cm.
Inv. No. 1282.
Copenhagen, New Carlsberg Glyptotek
(København, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek).
Origin:
Found in Cerveteri. Acquired in 1895 in Frascati.
Description:
42. Octavia Minor
On account of a quite considerable resemblance with portraits of Octavia Minor represented on coins, as well as a certain likeness to a portrait at the Getty Museum which has also been called Octavia, the present portrait has come to be known as Octavia (c. 70—11 B.C.), the sister of Augustus, married to Mark Antony 40 B.C. Furthermore, the portrait is a replica of a head in Toulouse found together with Livia and Claudius. Around the bust section, there is a garment, a stola, which is distinctly characterized.
Original: Early Augustan era. Copy: Early Augustan.
On account of a quite considerable resemblance with portraits of Octavia Minor represented on coins, as well as a certain likeness to a portrait at the Getty Museum which has also been called Octavia, the present portrait has come to be known as Octavia (c. 70—
Original: Early Augustan era. Copy: Early Augustan.
I. N. 1282
Bust.
Marble. H. 0.40.
The nose and the upper lip have broken off and they are missing. The eyes are battered.
Acquired in 1895 in Frascati, with a number of other sculptures, through the mediation of Helbig. Helbig stated that the portrait was found, together with Claudius (60) and Livia (38) at Cerveteri, either in the theater or in Gens Julia’s temple.
Bibliography:
F. Poulsen 1951, Cat. 619; V. Poulsen 1973, Cat. 41; P. Erhart, GettyMusJ 8 (1980) 126, fig. 5; Fittschen & Zanker, Porträts III, 42f og n. 3, no. 49; Scholz, Tracht, 51, no. 4; D. Boschung, JRA 6 (1993) 43—
© 1994 F. Johansen. Catalogue Roman Portraits, vol. I, p. 108, cat. no. 42.
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, 1994.
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, 1994.
Credits:
Keywords: γλυπτική sculptura sculpture sculptural scultura skulptur ρωμαϊκό roman romana romano romani römisch römische römisches römischen römischer romain romaine romains romaines αυτοκρατορικό imperial imperiale kaiserliches impérial ιουλιο-κλαυδιανή δυναστεία iulio-claudia iulii-claudii julii-claudii the julio-claudian dynasty dinastia giulio-claudia julisch-claudische dynastie famille julio-claudienne julio-claudiens άγνωστη γυναίκα of a unidentify unknown woman female donna ignota sconosciuta femminile unbekannte frau weiblich inconnu femme octavia minor thurina junior iunior re96 younger ottavia minore turina die jüngere octavie la jeune απεικόνιση portrait portraiture ritratto ritrattistica porträtmalerei porträt marble busto weibliche büste portraitbüste bust lady matron hairdo hairstyle coiffure acconciatura pettinatura stola from cerveteri inv no 1282
