/internal/media/dispatcher/1675816/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailHead of Domitian in the guise of Hercules81-96 A.D.Overall: 20.5 × 13.3 × 15.2 cm (8 1/16 × 5 1/4 × 6 in.)Marble from Carrara in northwest ItalyFrank B. Bemis Fund1978.2271Under-life sized head, probably of the emperor Domitian idealized as Hercules. The head features the heavy poplar leaves wreath tied with a broad fillet, cauliflower ears, turn of the head, and furrowed brow of the young Hercules of the Genzano type. However, the hair combed into several tiers of neat curls over the forehead is typical of the Flavian period. The pupils are slightly delineated.
The head was broken off at the base of the neck and the left eyebrow and lips are damaged. Several of the leaves and the ends of the fillet are badly damaged, and the nose is entirely missing. Otherwise, the head is in an excellent condition with a smooth surface and only slight incrustations on the rear of the head.
Scientific Analysis:
Harvard Lab No. HI742: Isotope ratios - delta13C +3.40 / delta18O -1.69 and Isotope ratios - delta13C +3.21 / delta18O -1.69, Harvard Lab No. HI1535: Isotope ratios - delta13C +3.21 / delta18O -1.61, Attribution - Carrara, Justification - Good quality, fine grained marble.
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