World Museum 59.148.196: Head of Alexander Severus

Modern Publication(s): J. Fejfer, The Ince Blundell Collection of Classical Sculpture volume 1: The Portraits - part 2. The Roman Male Portraits (1997), no. 38.

Brief description: Fragment of over-life-size head restored on modern bust.

Attributes

Inscription Type: Graffito

Object Type: Head

Material: White Marble

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Date: Ashmole's view that the graffito was of the seventh century AD

Dimensions: H. 0.65m; height of ancient part 0.28m; height from chin to hairline: 0.21m.

Layout: Graffito on right cheek

Writing: Inscribed

Condition: Restored in the eighteenth century by Cavaceppi.

Decoration: Portrait bust

Collection

Location: National Museums Liverpool (World Museum)

Collector: Henry Blundell; bought from Cavaceppi.

Date collected: Donated to National Museums Liverpool by Joseph Weld in 1959.

Accession or catalogue number: National Museums Liverpool (World Museum), 59.148.196.

Translation

APEA? (or AREA?)

Bibliography

Ashmole, A Catalogue of the Ancient Marbles at Ince Blundell Hall (Oxford, 1929) p. 75 no. 196

H. Blundell, An Account of the Statues, Busts, Bass-relieves, Cinerary Urns, and Other Ancient Marbles, and Paintings, at Ince (Liverpool, 1803), p 215

J. Fejfer, The Ince Blundell Collection of Classical Sculpture volume 1: The Portraits - part 2 (1997), no. 38.

A. Michaelis, Ancient Marbles in Great Britain (Cambridge, 1882), p. 372 (Ince Blundell, no. 196)

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Image(s)

This image copyright National Museums Liverpool (World Museum)

See also Fejfer, Plates 75-76 no. 38