Togatus Barberini
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Togatus Barberini is a Roman marble sculpture from around the first-century AD[1] that depicts a full-body figure, referred to as a togatus, holding the heads of deceased ancestors in either hand.[2] It is housed in the Centrale Montemartini in Rome, Italy (formerly in the Capitoline Museums).[1] Little is known about this sculpture and who it depicts, but it is speculated to be a representation of the Roman funerary practice of creating death masks.[3]
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Togatus Barberini | |
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Year | 1st Century BCE |
Medium | Marble |
Dimensions | 165 cm (65 in) |
Location | Capitoline Museums, Rome |
Coordinates | 41.8931°N 12.4825°E / 41.8931; 12.4825 |
Owner | Capitoline Museums |
Accession | MC 2392 |
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