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24-Feb-2015 Dick Osseman

Antalya Museum feb 2015 6510.jpg

Statue of Emperor Hadrian (117-138 AD). Found in 1970 (torso) and 1971 (head) in the Northern Monumental Nymphaeum in Perge. Roman, second century AD.

Except for his right hand it is almost complete. The head is sculpted in accordance with the characteristics of Hadrian, including his nose. He wears a tunic with at the bottom a row of rounded panels called pterygs.

Source: Sculptures of the Museum in Antalya

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