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Museum August Kestner Ancient Cultures [1977.44]
Kaiser Iulian Apostata (Museum August Kestner CC BY-NC-SA)
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Emperor Julian the Apostate

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The statuette’s head presents an expressive portrait of dignified, relatively young man, whose profile bears a strong resemblance to minted portraits of Emperor Julian. On 1 January 363, Emperor Julian began his fourth consulate in Antioch on the Orontes in Syria (now Antakya, Turkey). That same year he set off on one of his Persian campaigns from here.
Antioch on the Orontes was one of the largest cities in the Roman empire and was already Christianised at a very early date. (AVS)

Material/Technique

Bone Carving from a Long Bone

Detailed description

Beinschnitzerei aus einem Röhrenknochen; hervorragende Arbeit. - Mann in Tunica und Pallium. Rechter Unterarm liegt quer über der Brust. Linke Hand hält eine dicke, umgeschlagene mappa. Der Kopf der Statuette zeigt das Porträt eines Mannes. Er trägt die Graeca vestis (= Pallium nach griechischer Art). Der Verwendungszweck der Statuette nicht sicher, vielleicht Anbringung an einem Bildnisständer.

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Museum August Kestner

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The Museum August Kestner is named after August Kestner (1777-1853). The oldest municipal museum in the state capital Hanover is enclosed by a listed...

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