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Bust of Augustus After the Classical Model
Bust of Augustus After the Classical Model
Dimensions: H: 22.5 in / 57.5 cm
PRICE: £9,500
19451
Bust of Augustus
After the Classical Model
Carved from Carrara marble, the life-size bust of the Roman Emperor is set on a socle base.
Italian, circa 1890
Augustus (born 63 B.C.) became the first Emperor of the Roman Empire following the death of his great-uncle Julius Caesar, who had named the young Augustus his heir to the throne. As a masterful statesman and military leader, Augustus would lead the Empire for the next 40 years; he died in 14 AD. Of his capital city, Augustus proclaimed "I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble."
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