The Constantinian bronze Colossus: Nero's hairstyle and the beard of Commodus

Acta ad Archaeologiam et Artium Historiam Pertinentia

Marina Prusac¹ 

[1] Kulturhistorisk museumUniversity of Oslo;

关键词: archaeology;    art history;    sculpture;    colossi;    statues;   

DOI  :  10.5617/acta.6078

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The colossal Constantinian bronze portrait in the Capitoline Museum stands out as a unique example of Roman, large-scale portraiture. It is a rare bronze portrait of colossal size, which included a lot of material of a kind which was usually remolded into exchangeable goods in Late Antiquity. It was constructed from separately cast parts, and with a close look, there are traces of retouching and alterations. The reuse was undertaken by way of highly skilled refashioning techniques. In the present paper, I venture to suggest that the bronze colossus originally portrayed Nero (AD 54-68), thereafter Commodus (AD 177-192), before it was given its present appearance in the early fourth century.

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