Ritratto colossale di Augusto, rappresentato come divus (23-31 d.C. circa)
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Type:
Cast
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Material and technique:
Gesso
Origin:
(originale) Tempio di Augusto e Roma, Leptis Magna, Libia
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Collection:
(originale) Museo Archeologico, Tripoli, Libia
Masterpieces of the hall
The hall
This room gathers together the most important portraits and epigraphical monuments concerning the various members of Augustus’ family.
The family tree of the Julio-Claudian tribe on the right wall illustrates the relationship between its various members, which included four emperors: Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero.
