Augustus, equestrian statue fragment, front view of upper part.
Title
Augustus , equestrian statue fragment , front view of upper part .
Date
10 BCE?
Cultural Context
Ancient Roman Italian European Western European
Style/Period
Roman (ancient Italian style) Augustan Imperial (Roman) Early Imperial
Subject
Statues Equestrian statues Portraits Men Emperors Rulers Upper class Hairstyles
Description
Bronze equestrian statue of the emperor . "The great Roman emperor is depicted on horseback , but the horse and the entire lower part of the body are missing . The statue is a bronze of a very high quality that was probably made in one of the great Greek workshops , which continued to produce in Roman times. " (Excerpt by Harry E . Tzalas , p . 358) ; "The equestrian statue of Augustus is a fine work of the late 1st century BC . The location of the wrecked ship that transported this statue is unknown , but it is hoped that the day may come when the lower part of the body as well as the horse will be found somewhere in the central Aegean. " (Caption , p . 358) ; "Found in the sea between Ayios Evstratios and Euboea in 1979 . Inv . No . X 23322 . Preserved from the waist up . The emperor was depicted on horseback . He wears a tunica and a paludamentum clasped on his right shoulder and wound around his left arm , from where it spreads out , billowing slightly , to his left . The hem of the paludamentum is adorned with a meander pattern and fringed . At his left side can be seen his sword . He held the reins of the horse with his left hand and raises his right in a gesture of blessing or speech (adlocutio gestus) . It is evident from the facial features that Augustus (31 BC-AD 14) is here depicted in middle age. " (Entry from Kaltsas,p . 318)
People Pictured
Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 BCE-14 CE
Material
Bronze (metal) Metal
Measurements
H: 1.23 m
Technique
Metalworking Casting (process) Sculpting
Work Type
Sculpture Statues Equestrian statues Portraits Portrait sculpture Bronzes (objects) Metalwork
Repository
National Archaeological Museum (Athens, Greece)
Source
Valavanis, Panos. Great Moments in Greek Archaeology. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2007. (p.358, fig.29). Additional cataloging information from: Kaltsas, Nikolaos. Sculpture in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens. Trans. David Hardy. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2002. (p.318).
Rights
© 2007 Kapon Editions, Athens, Greece. Source of illustration in Valavanis: Kapon ed. / G. Fafalis.
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC 758-39.jpg
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