- 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.
- 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.
- Meroë Head Of Augustus Africa Defies Rome British Museum The 750 x 1325 · JPG. The Meroe Head World History Encyclopedia.
- 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...
- 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.
- Object in Focus: The Meroe Head of Augustus http://etc.ancient.eu/photos/meroe-head-augustus/…
- Meroe Başkanı - Meroë Head. 27–25 MÖ bronz heykeli Roma İmparatoru Augustus. ... Meroë Head'in kökeniyle ilgili birkaç başka teori var.
- From British Museum, Egypt, The Meroë Head of Augustus (c. 27 BC -25 BC), Bronze head from an over-life-sized statue of Augustus.