Avidia Plautia, mother of the emperor Lucius Verus
Marble.136—138 CE. Inv. No. 1992.2.1.New Haven, Yale University Art GalleryPhoto by Roger B. Ulrich
Avidia Plautia, mother of the emperor Lucius Verus.
Marble.
136—138 CE.
136—138 CE.
Inv. No. 1992.2.1.
New Haven, Yale University Art Gallery.
Description:
Roman marble portrait of Avidia Plautia, mother of Lucius Verus (emperor). Dated by the Yale University Art Gallery to ca. A.D. 136—138. Wife of Lucius Aelius Verus Caesar. According the museum, this portrait has been identified through physical similarities to the portraiture of Lucius Verus.
Credits:
© 2009. Photo: Roger B. Ulrich.
Text: museum inscription to the sculpture.
Text: museum inscription to the sculpture.
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