- 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.
- The Meroë Head of Augustus. It was looted from Roman Egypt in 24 BC by the forces of queen Amanirenas of Kush and brought back to Meroe...
- Meroë Head Of Augustus Africa Defies Rome British Museum The 750 x 1325 · JPG. The Meroe Head World History Encyclopedia.
- 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.
- Ancient bronze head of Augustus Caesar excavated from Meroe Nubia in 1911 by Professor Garstang of Liverpool University.
- Made from Bronze with eyes inlaid with glass pupils set in metal rings, the 'Meroe Head' is a magnificent portrait of Julius Caesar's great nephew and adopted heir...
- Based on models from classical Greece, the portrait type used for the Meroë Head differed from earlier, more naturalistic depictions of Augustus.
- The Symposium will be an informative day, providing fascinating insights into the unique and extraordinary history of the Meroë Head of Augustus.
- The Meroë Head, or Head of Augustus from Meroë is a larger-than-life-size bronze head that was found in the ancient Nubian site of Meroë in Sudan.