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Hadrian

Apr 10, 2011 21:29

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type: male bust, material: marble, god: hadrian, museum: piraeus, date: 2nd cent. ad, origin: greek

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jun_yumemakura April 10 2011, 23:12:42 UTC

I wonder if this is portrayed before or after the death of Antinous.
He looks so much in agony.

kizzikat April 11 2011, 18:33:42 UTC

He does, doesn't he? But most of his portraits show an anxious-looking man. I would suspect he was demanding and rather difficult to live with even at the best of times.