Head of Caligula
Marble.
Inv. No. 1987.70.1.New Haven, Yale University Art GalleryPhoto by Roger B. Ulrich
Head of Caligula.
Marble.
Inv. No. 1987.70.1.
New Haven, Yale University Art Gallery.
Description:
Roman portrait of Caligula from the Yale University Art Gallery (YUAG) inv. 1987.70.1. Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (better known as “Caligula”), ruled A.D. 37—41. The comma-shaped curls that frame the forehead are characteristic of Julio-Claudian portraiture and of Augustus, the first emperor of Rome (reign 27 B.C. — A.D. 14).
Credits:
© 2009. Photo: Roger B. Ulrich.
Text: museum inscription to the sculpture.
Text: museum inscription to the sculpture.
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