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Portrait bust of the Empress Livia

Unknown artist, 1st century BC–early 1st century AD

Portrait bust of the Empress Livia (58 BC - 29 AD), wife of Augustus and mother of Tiberius II, as a young woman. It is attached to an 18th century turned socle base.

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Title of artwork, date

Portrait bust of the Empress Livia, 1st century BC–early 1st century AD

Date supported

1988

Medium and material

Parian marble

Dimensions

50 cm

Grant

10000

Total cost

156100

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