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- There are several other theories regarding the origins of the Meroë Head. One suggested scenario states that the statue from which the head originates was given...
- The enigmatic Meroë head had that exact same impact when first discovered in 1910. It is a marvelous bronze head of Roman Emperor Augustus...
- Whether it is an item with inexplicable origins, or an out of place artifact, archaeology and history combined often leave us scratching our heads in confusion.
- The Meroe Head, so-called because it was found beneath a temple in the ruins of Meroe, is the head of a larger-than life statue of Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus...
- Based on models from classical Greece, the portrait type used for the Meroë Head differed from earlier, more naturalistic depictions of Augustus.
- The Meroë head’s story, however, does not end there. The Kushites act of defiance perfectly preserved the head until its excavation in Sudan, 1910.
- The Meroë Head must have been created soon after. Uniquely among Augustus’s bronze portraits, it preserves inlaid eyes that vividly capture his powerful gaze.
- He has both the veil over his head of a priest and the laurel wreath of a victorious general. The twist of the head is not unlike the Meroë head but in the other direction.
- What the Meroe Head of Augustus and Napoleon have in common. A Lego Pompeii has been created!