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Yes, this is damage. I can hardly imagine a statue would have been commissioned of Trajan following a bar brawl in the Subura. That notwithstanding, there seems to be a number of statues of him with a mutilated nose. Perhaps he did something inappropriate with it. Who knows?
Considering their age and the chaos that surrounded the collapse of the Roman Empire, I suppose it's remarkable that we have as many undamaged sculptures from that era as we do.
Superb male form. I assume the head was a good likeness of Trajan, but the body of a model. Is that a broken sword in his right hand? Lovely..
ReplyDeleteYes, that's the hilt of a sword. It looks like the blade was made as a separate piece with a plug hole to fit it into.
DeleteYes, this is damage. I can hardly imagine a statue would have been commissioned of Trajan following a bar brawl in the Subura. That notwithstanding, there seems to be a number of statues of him with a mutilated nose. Perhaps he did something inappropriate with it. Who knows?
ReplyDeleteConsidering their age and the chaos that surrounded the collapse of the Roman Empire, I suppose it's remarkable that we have as many undamaged sculptures from that era as we do.
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