Roman citizens wore togas. Made of heavy wool, togas were in essence a uniform, always worn in public during civic and religious events. They indicated the social status of a male Roman citizen. Here the circular gold 'bulla' visible on the sculpture's chest indicates the subject is a youth. He wears a toga praetexta, distiguised by its purple borner. This tyle of toga was usually worn by freeborn boys until they reached maturity, and possibly by girls until they reached a marriageable age.

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Scanned : Photogrammetry (Processed using Agisoft PhotoScan)