Gallo-Roman sculpture, Musee de l'Arles Antique, Arles

Colossal statue of Augustus, 63 BC - 14 AD, first Roman emperor 27 BC - 14 AD, Gallo-Roman, marble, late 1st century BC, from the central niche of the royal door of the Theatre at Arles, in the Musee de l'Arles Antique, an archaeological museum built 1995 by Henri Ciriani and extended in 2013, at Arles, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. The 3m high statue used for imperial propaganda is of several fragments, and was originally encased in stone painted drapery. He probably held a victory statuette and a spear. The museum is built on the ruins of the Roman Circus, and houses many artefacts from the town's Gallo-Roman history from 1st century BC. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Picture No

13564962

Media ID

45397366

Size

3786px x 5906px (2.8MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen

Date

2009