Bust of so-called Octavia
Marble.Ca. 40 BCE. Inv. No. 121221.Rome, Roman National Museum, Palazzo Massimo alle TermePhoto by Egisto Sani
Bust of so-called Octavia.
Marble.
Ca. 40 BCE.
Ca. 40 BCE.
Inv. No. 121221.
Rome, Roman National Museum, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme
(Roma, Museo nazionale romano, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme).
Origin:
Velletri, 1940.
Description:
This young woman could be identified as Octavia Minor, 69 BC — 11 BC, the sister of Augustus. The portrait could date around 40 BC, after her marriage to Marcus Antonius.
Credits:
(cc) 2015. Photo, text: Egisto Sani (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).
Exhibition “Augustus Revolution” (Roma, Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Massimo, 16.12.2014 — 02.07.2015).
Exhibition “Augustus Revolution” (Roma, Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Massimo, 16.12.2014 — 02.07.2015).
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