Bust of August wearing the oak crown (corona quercea)
Head: Greek marble — 1st cent. CE. Bust: portasanta — 16th cent. CE.
78.5 × 78 × 38 cm.
Inv. No. 6719.Mantua, Ducal PalacePhoto by Ilya Shurygin

Bust of August wearing the oak crown (corona quercea).

Head: Greek marble — 1st cent. CE. Bust: portasanta — 16th cent. CE.
78.5 × 78 × 38 cm.
Inv. No. 6719.

Mantua, Ducal Palace
(Mantua, Palazzo Ducale (reggia dei Gonzaga)).

Origin:
Sabbionetta, collection of Vespasiano Gonzaga.
Transfered to the possession of Pal. Ducale by Comune di Mantova in 1915.
Credits:
© 2011. Photo: Ilya Shurygin.
Info: museum annotation.
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