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Pompey the Great, front view.

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Title	Pompey the Great, front view.
Date	Mid-1st century CE copy of ca. 55-50 BCE portrait.
Cultural Context	Ancient Roman Roman Italian European Western European
Style/Period	Roman (ancient Italian style) Republican Late Republican
Subject	Sculpture Portraits Heads (Anatomy) Men Consuls Government officials Rulers People associated with politics & government Upper class Hairstyles
Description	Mid-1st century CE copy from Via Salaria, Rome, of a portrait of ca. 55-50 BCE.
People Pictured	Pompey, the Great, 106-48 B.C.
Material	Marble (rock) Rock Stone (rock)
Measurements	9 3/4" high
Technique	Sculpting Carving (processes)
Work Type	Sculpture Statues Portraits Heads (representations)
Repository	Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Source	Kleiner, Fred S. A History of Roman Art. Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth, 2007. (fig.4-12, p.56)
Rights	Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Kleiner courtesy: © Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, Denmark / Bridgeman Art Library, NY.
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 366-30.jpg
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