Antinous in the Egyptian type
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Antinous in the Egyptian type
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Published 2019-07-25T08:50:30+00:00
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This is the Egyptian type of depicting Antinous. The boy, loved by the Roman emperor Hadrian (AD 76-138), died at a very early age, and Hadrian established a widespread cult in memory of him. This is an example of a portrait type that originated in Egypt, showing Antinous as a figure of high stature.
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| Date published | 25/07/2019 |
| Complessità | Easy |
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| Title | Antinous in the Egyptian type |
| Date | 2nd century AD |
| Dimension | Height: 170 cm |
| Accession | 1920,7 |
| Period | Roman |
| Medium | Plaster copy of a marble original |
| Credit | Acquired in 1920 |
| Record | https://arachne.dainst.org/entity/1071174?fl=20&q=antinous&resultIndex=37 |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Place | Museum für Abgüsse Klassischer Bildwerke, Munich |
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