Funeral bust of the freedman C. Aurunceius Princeps
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Funeral Bust Of The Freedman C. Aurunceius Princeps, Circa 40-50 Ce, Rome (Tomb Of The Aurunceu Near Porta Tiburtina, 1880), Marble. Musée Du Cinquantenaire (Brussels, Belgium). Made With Capturingreality. This Portrait Of A Former Slave (Princeps) Who Has Become A Roman Citizen Mimics The Verist Tendency Typical Of Patrician Portraits. The Work Adorned His Tomb (Columbarium). A Columbarium Is A Building In Which The Urns Of Members Of The Same Family Or Of The Same Professional Association (Which Forms A Collegium Funeraticium) Are Kept In Niches In The Walls, Evoking A Dovecote, Hence The Name. Inscription: C (Aio) Aurunceio C (Ai) (And) M (Arci) L (Iberto) Principi / Conliberti And Conlibertae Honoris Caussa (Sic) Merenti (For Caius Aurunceius Princeps, Freed From Caius And Marcus Aurunceius, [This Portrait Was Raised By] His Freedman And Freedwoman, As A Tribute Because He Deserved It). Formore Updates, Please Consider To Follow Me On Twitter At @Geoffreymarchal.
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