Head of Empress Livia as Ceres
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Head of Empress Livia as Ceres
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Published 2018-04-17T11:47:02+00:00
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With idealised facial features, divine hairstyle, diadem and a wreath of ears, poppy and laurel, Livia is made to resemble the vegetation and fertility goddess Ceres. Thus, the portrayal illustrates the role of the Empress as guarantor of fertility and prosperity.
Technical Information
| Date published | 17/04/2018 |
| Complexity | Medium |
More Information
| Title | Head of Empress Livia as Ceres |
| Date | 30-50 AD |
| Accession | Sk 435 |
| Medium | Marble |
| Credit | Acquired in 1841 in Venice, Italy |
| Record | https://www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/altes-museum/home.html |
| Place | Altes Museum |
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