Speranza
Fragmentary marble head of a helmeted soldier
Period: Early Imperial,
Flavian
Date: ca. A.D.
69–79
Culture: Roman
Medium: Marble
Dimensions: Overall: 18.1 x 18cm
Classification: Stone Sculpture
Credit
Line: Fletcher Fund, 1925
Accession Number: 1925.78.62
This artwork is
currently on display in Gallery 168
The
Romans devised two new forms of public monument to celebrate their military
victories—the triumphal arch and the column.
The latter are only found in Rome
itself (and later in Constantinople, the New Rome), but triumphal arches were
built in many cities throughout Italy and the provinces.
They were often
decorated with reliefs depicting Roman troops in various activities.
This
fragment may come from one such relief.
References
The Metropolitan Museum
of Art. 1987. Greece and Rome. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, no. 93,
p. 123.
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