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Grand Tour Augustus Of Primaporta Bronze Sculpture
Grand Tour Augustus Of Primaporta Bronze Sculpture
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DESCRIPTION: Grand Tour bronze sculpture depicting Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar, after the Augustus of Primaporta figural sculpture. On a plinthed tessellated bone column. Augustus of Primaporta (Italian: Augusto di Prima Porta) is a full-length portrait statue of Augustus Caesar, the first emperor of the Roman Empire. The original was discovered on April 20, 1863, at the Villa of Livia owned by Augustus' third and final wife, Livia Drusilla in Prima Porta. The Augustus of Primaporta is now displayed in the Braccio Nuovo (New Arm) of the Vatican Museums. Since its discovery, it has become the best known of Augustus' portraits and one of the most famous sculptures of the ancient world.

CIRCA: 20th Century
ORIGIN: Italy
DIMENSIONS: H: 15 3/4" W: 3"
CONDITION: Good Condition
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Grand Tour Augustus Of Primaporta Bronze Sculpture

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