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Julius Caesar
National Archaeological Museum of Naples
Julius Caesar
Trajanic copy (AD 110) of an original of 50 BC
The bust was found at the Monastery of San Lorenzo, in the locality Spolia Christi, in the area where in the Middle Ages the Forum of Trajan was thought to be located.
The bust, placed on a moulded base with a concave profile and integrated by C. Albacini, portrays Julius Caesar with regular features, hair in tufts curled towards the forehead, the skull particularly developed, two deep horizontal wrinkles on the forehead and a protruding chin. The face represents a mature image of the dictator with knitted brows and bulging eyelids. The cheeks are furrowed by deep wrinkles of expression, the thin mouth is shut. The hair is combed in kiss-curls that frame the face, starting from the top of the head to camouflage the incipient baldness.
Julius Caesar
National Archaeological Museum of Naples
Julius Caesar
Trajanic copy (AD 110) of an original of 50 BC
The bust was found at the Monastery of San Lorenzo, in the locality Spolia Christi, in the area where in the Middle Ages the Forum of Trajan was thought to be located.
The bust, placed on a moulded base with a concave profile and integrated by C. Albacini, portrays Julius Caesar with regular features, hair in tufts curled towards the forehead, the skull particularly developed, two deep horizontal wrinkles on the forehead and a protruding chin. The face represents a mature image of the dictator with knitted brows and bulging eyelids. The cheeks are furrowed by deep wrinkles of expression, the thin mouth is shut. The hair is combed in kiss-curls that frame the face, starting from the top of the head to camouflage the incipient baldness.