To celebrate New Years Day I'm posting 15 newly acquired images in chronological order of their creation . . . at least according to my sources and research. We start with a heroic nude bronze statue of Roman Emperor Septimius Severus. It was likely made during his reign around 200 AD, but it was discovered by chance in 1928 in a garden on the island of Cyprus.
Magnificent statue. But how do they know it's a statue of Septimus Severus? It's a naked male. Granted, the peter is larger than the "classic cock," but is there an inscription on it somewhere that identifies it, or did they know he was well hung?
ReplyDeleteWonderful work. More naturalistic than ideaised.
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