Portrait of a member of Flavian dynasty
Bronze. Second half of the 1st century CE.
H. 40 cm.
Inv. No. 348.Brescia, Santa Giulia Civic MuseumPhoto by Ilya Shurygin

Portrait of a member of Flavian dynasty.

Bronze. Second half of the 1st century CE.
H. 40 cm.
Inv. No. 348.

Brescia, Santa Giulia Civic Museum.

Origin:
Excavations of Capitolium of Brescia, 1826. Found between the western and the central cellae.
Description:
The style of hair is typical for the Flavii. The portrait might be of Domitia Longina, wife of Domitian, or Julia, daughter of Titus.
Literature:
U. Hausmann, Bildnisse zweier junger Römerinnen in Fiesole, JdI 74, 1959, 175;
K. Kluge — K. Lehmann-Hartleben, Die antiken Großbronzen II. Großbronzen der römischen Kaiserzeit (1927) 33 Ill. 2;
A. Sadurska, Les Portraits Romains dans les Collections Polonaises (1972) Note 24 [zu Nr. 16];
C. Stella, I Grandi Bronzi del Museo Romano di Brescia (1976) Pl. 4;
C. Stella (Hrsg.), Guida del Museo Romano di Brescia (1987) 67;
G. Daltrop — U. Hausmann — M. Wegner, Die Flavier, Herrscherbild 2, 1 (Berlin 1966) 122.
Credits:
© 2011. Photo: Ilya Shurygin.
Info: museum information materials.
© 2011. Add. information, bibliography: http://arachne.uni-koeln.de/item/objekt/2993.
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 ρωμαϊκή αυτοκράτειρα δομιτία λογγίνα domitia longina empress imperatrice domizia kaiserin impératrice άγνωστη γυναίκα of a unidentify unknown woman female donna ignota sconosciuta femminile unbekannte frau weiblich inconnu femme χάλκινο bronze bronzo bronzeo bronzen απεικόνιση portrait portraiture ritratto ritrattistica porträtmalerei porträt gens flavia flavii the flavian dynasty dinastia flavier dynastie famille flaviens head glassy paste eyes glass julia iulia titi giulia lady hairdo hairstyle coiffure inv no 348