Roman Terracotta Sculpture of a Head of Emperor Domitian, 80 CE - 100 CE
Terracotta
10.8 x 9.5 cm
4 1/4 x 3 3/4 in
4 1/4 x 3 3/4 in
P.2103
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This exquisite little head displays the sensitive modeling and expressive features of a much larger sculpture, upon which it is perhaps based. Is this introspective youth some heir to the...
This exquisite little head displays the sensitive modeling and expressive features of a much larger sculpture, upon which it is perhaps based. Is this introspective youth some heir to the Imperial throne . There is a slight, yearning melancholy about him, as if he were remembering the faded glories of the Classical world. His eyes are those of a dreamer, and gazing upon him, we ourselves are transported to other realms.
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