GEM DETAIL
LUCIUS VERUS
1792 Catalogue Description
From a colossal head in the Villa Borghese the finest portrait of that Emperor and esteemed for the great execution of the hair and beard It was found with its companion head of Marcus Aurelius near sixty years ago under large tiles four miles from Rome upon the Florence road in a place called Acqua traversa See Winkelmann Storia delle Arti del Disegno Italian edition by Carlo Fea Tomo ii capo ii p 395 sec 5
| Material |
Sardonyx |
|---|---|
| Gem Type | |
| Original Owner |
Lord LUCAN |
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