He is wearing a beard as a sign of mourning for the death of his sister drusilla.
Caligula marble statue.
Caligula built two lavish barges to be situated on lake nemi.
Sometimes called pleasure barges they were said to have marble décor mosaic floors statues and there he held a succession of wild debaucherous parties.
The larger ship was essentially an elaborate floating palace with marble floors and plumbing.
Bust of gaius caligula caligula is the adopted son of tiberius.
Yesterday italian authorities unveiled a giant statue thought to represent the ancient roman emperor caligula.
Listen to experts illuminate this artwork s story.
The ships were among the largest vessels in the ancient world.
Caligula busts and statues.
Marble portrait bust of the emperor gaius known as caligula a d.
Face of caligula this marble.
Here however the artist has also conveyed something of caligula s vanity and cruelty in the proud turn of the head and the thin pursed lips.
The smaller ship was designed as a temple dedicated to diana.
He was assassinated at his palace in 41 a d.
Schertz is part of a team of researchers attempting to digitally reconstruct how ancient roman sculpture such as this first century c e.
Police confiscated the 8 foot tall marble figure in january after spotting a man.