Didius Julianus
Relief
ca. 1780 - ca. 1820 (made)
ca. 1780 - ca. 1820 (made)
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This is an ivory relief made in ca. 1780-1820. This relief represents the head of the Roman Emperor Didius Julianus, his face turned towards the left. This is one of three pieces that are set onto a later velvet backing in a nineteenth-century wood frame. They all may have formed part of a larger group, now lost. This image of Didius Julianus (r. AD 193) is carved after an antique gem. Julianus was Roman Emperor for only a few weeks during the year 193. He came to the throne after buying it from the Praetorian Guard, who had assassinated his predecessor Pertinax, which all triggered the Roman Civil War of 193–197. Julianus was assassinated by his successor, Septimius Severus.
Object details
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| Title | Didius Julianus (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Carved ivory, set onto a later velvet backing in wood frame |
| Brief description | Relief, ivory, head of Didius Julianus, Italian, ca. 1780-1820 |
| Physical description | Carved ivory relief, head of a Roman Emperor. Set (together with two others: Mus. nos. 210 and 211-1874) onto a later velvet backing in a nineteenth-century wood frame. |
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| Object history | Bought for £2 in 1874 from the Webb Collection. |
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| Summary | This is an ivory relief made in ca. 1780-1820. This relief represents the head of the Roman Emperor Didius Julianus, his face turned towards the left. This is one of three pieces that are set onto a later velvet backing in a nineteenth-century wood frame. They all may have formed part of a larger group, now lost. This image of Didius Julianus (r. AD 193) is carved after an antique gem. Julianus was Roman Emperor for only a few weeks during the year 193. He came to the throne after buying it from the Praetorian Guard, who had assassinated his predecessor Pertinax, which all triggered the Roman Civil War of 193–197. Julianus was assassinated by his successor, Septimius Severus. |
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| Accession number | 209-1874 |
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| Record created | September 16, 2008 |
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