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Thursday, July 19, 2012

Il nudo eroico -- Ottavio -- Tusculum.

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Artist
Ophelion, son of Aristonidas (signed)
 
Description
Heroic statue of a Roman general; the antique head does not belong to the statue and represents Octavius. The back of the support bears the sculptor's signature: “Ὀφελίων / [Ἀριστονίδα]”. Body: marble, 1st century BC; head: marble, ca. 31 BC. From Tusculum, Italy.

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