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Genius Wearing a Toga   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Anonymous (Category:Roman Empire)Unknown author
Title
Genius Wearing a Toga
Description
English: The statuette represents the "genius," or spirit, of an important official. Such deities were honored in household cults during this period. The figure wears a toga that has been pulled up to cover his head, as worn by priests when taking part in religious sacrifices. The stripe (once inlaid) along the edge of the tunic and the type of shoes indicate that the figure a member of the senatorial class. The facial characteristics resemble the portraits of Emperor Nero (reigned AD 54-68). Traces of silver inlay remain in the eyes.
Date 1st century
date QS:P571,+050-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
(Julio-Claudian)
Medium bronze, silver inlay
Dimensions 21.1 × 10.2 × 8.8 cm (8.3 × 4 × 3.4 in)
institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number
54.2329
Place of creation Roman Empire
Object history
  • Dr. Edgar S. Apolant
  • Joseph Brummer Sale, New York, April 20, 1949
  • Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase
Exhibition history In Search of Ancient Treasure: 40 Years of Collecting. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1978.
Credit line Museum purchase, 1949
Source Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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current20:41, 25 March 2012Thumbnail for version as of 20:41, 25 March 20121,171 × 1,800 (101 KB)File Upload Bot (Kaldari) (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Walters Art Museum artwork |artist = Roman |title = ''Genius Wearing a Toga'' |description = {{en|The statuette represents the "genius," or spirit, of an important official. Such deities were honored ...