Portrait of Augustus, left (Capitoline Museums inv. 2394)

            A portrait of Rome's first emperor, Augustus, dated by the museum to the beginning of his reign (27-20 BCE).  The young Octavian took the name "Augustus" in 27 BCE.
The marble used for the portrait is thought to be from Greece (unspecified island marble).
MC inv. 2394
Found during the excavations along the Via del Mare in Rome, 1937, now in the ACE/Montmartini branch of the Capitoline Musems, Rome. 
   

Taken on: October 13, 2011

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, f/4.5, 1/60 sec, 50mm, ISO 3200 (more info) (hide info)

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Flash:	Off, Did not fire
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