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Bronze Portrait Bust of Caligula in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 2009

Bronze Portrait Bust of Caligula in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 2009
Title: Bronze portrait bust of the emperor Gaius (Caligula)

Medium; Technique: Bronze

Culture: Roman

Period: Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian

Date: ca. A.D. 37–41

Dimensions: H. 9 13/16 in. (25 cm)

Classification: Bronzes

Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1923

Accession Number: 23.160.23

Description:

Small-scale busts of the emperor like this one were suitable for display in the household shrine of a Roman dwelling, along with images of the family’s ancestors and patron gods.

Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/greek_...

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