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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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