Bronze Head From the River Thames Discovered near the old London Bridge in 1834, it is the only lard
Bronze Head From the River Thames Discovered near the old London Bridge in 1834, it is the only lard-scale portrait of Hadrian that survives from Britain. The head Originally probably belonged to a full length statue that may have stood on the Roman bridge over the Thames or in an important public square, such as the forum of Londinium, not far away. The head appears to have been made in a local workshop and differs from Roman metropolitan models in a number of details. It has been argued that the craftsman who produced it had to work from a two-dimensional source, such as a coin. However, Hadrian’s characteristic earlobe creases are clearly marked. - The Emperor Hadrian, Thorsten Opper -- source link
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