Head of Caesar

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Italy (made)

This head, carved from porphyry shows a conventional head of Julius Caesar in full face. The head which is either antique or a seventeenth century forgery of the antique, is set on its marble base with the addition of a strip of plaster round the neck. The lower part seems to date from the late eighteenth century or nineteenth century.

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Category	Sculpture
Object type	Head of caesar
Title	Head of Caesar
Materials and techniques	Red porphyry Red Antique Porphyry Marble Carved
Brief description	Porphyry Italian 16th Cent
Physical description	Bust in red porphyry and white marble.
Dimensions	Height: 41.6cm
Credit line	Given by Dr W.L Hildburgh, F.S.A.
Object history	Given by Dr W.L. Hildburgh, F.S.A.
Subject depicted	Julius Caesar
Summary	This head, carved from porphyry shows a conventional head of Julius Caesar in full face. The head which is either antique or a seventeenth century forgery of the antique, is set on its marble base with the addition of a strip of plaster round the neck. The lower part seems to date from the late eighteenth century or nineteenth century.
Bibliographic reference	Pope-Hennessy, John. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1964. pp.579-580.
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	A.6-1941

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O310218/head-of-caesar-head-of-caesar-unknown/

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