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Thought to be a representation of Emporer Galba (68-69AD) or pontiff Lucius Calpurnius Piso.

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Deutsch: Römische Marmorbüste, die teilweise als Darstellung von Kaiser Galba (68-69 n. Chr.) oder Lucius Calpurnius Piso interpretiert wurde – diese Zuordnungen sind aber spekulativ.
English: A bust of an unknown citizen in the realist republican tradition.

The bust has previously been thought to be Emperor Galba and alternatively as Lucius Calpurnius Piso or Crassus, however these identifications remain speculative and debatable. The academic consensus is that the date is late Republican (1st C. BC).

Refer to:

  • John Pollini, From Republic to Empire: Rhetoric, Religion, and Power in the Visual Culture (Norman OK, 2012) p. 50. ISBN 9780806188164
  • Wolf-Rüdiger Megow, Republikanische Bildnis-Typen (Frankfurt, 2005) p. 75 ISBN 9783631530412

The bust is in the Louvre collection and the catalogue entry states:

Français : 
Inconnu
Environs de l'ère chrétienne
Marbre
H. : 26 cm.
Ce portrait dont il existe plusieurs copies antiques fut identifié successivement comme la représentation de l'empereur Galba (68 - 69 après J.-C.) et celle du pontife Lucius Calpurnius Piso. Il s'agit d'un simple citoyen dont les traits rendus avec réalisme prouvent le maintien de la tradition républicaine à l'époque impériale dans le portrait privé.
Ancienne Collection Albani
Saisie napoléonienne ; racheté en 1815
Département des Antiquités grecques, étrusques et romaines	
Inventaire MR 510
(n° usuel Ma 1220)
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Source This file was derived from: Realistic bust of an unknown citizen, 1st century BC (13668007863).jpg
Author Gautier Poupeau
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