So-called head of August
Head: white medium-grained marble — 1st cent. BCE.; bust: plaster, gilded plaster — 1497/98—1511 CE. Mantua, Francesco Gonzaga Diocesan MuseumPhoto by Ilya Shurygin

So-called head of August.

Head: white medium-grained marble — 1st cent. BCE.; bust: plaster, gilded plaster — 1497/98—1511 CE.

Mantua, Francesco Gonzaga Diocesan Museum
(Mantua, Museo diocesano Francesco Gonzaga).

Origin:
Found in Mantova ca. 1460.
Credits:
© 2011. Photo: Ilya Shurygin.
Info: museum annotation.
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