Detail of Cuirass
Marble, from Cerveteri, c. 66-8 AD.
Celebrating Nero's success over the Parthians, the breatsplate depicts the emperor as the Sun riding in his chariot. Below, two mythological figures symbolise the Parthian submission to Rome.
Vatican Museum.
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Detail of Cuirass
Marble, from Cerveteri, c. 66-8 AD.
Celebrating Nero's success over the Parthians, the breatsplate depicts the emperor as the Sun riding in his chariot. Below, two mythological figures symbolise the Parthian submission to Rome.
Vatican Museum.
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Uploaded on July 24, 2021
Taken on June 2, 2021