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Bust of a Roman Emperor (modern)
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Bust of Julius Caesar or one of the early Roman emperors; head and bust made separately; brass mount.
Letters "GA" carved on back of bust.
Department of Paintings Sculpture & Decorative Arts
M. Radish Naples (also Ragusa Dalmatia) (1812) presented; to Captain Henry Larcom in Lisbon (1812) presented; to Mrs. J.H. Abbot (daughter of Captain Larcom) gift; to Henry L. Abbot Cambridge MA (1887-1916) (grandson of Captain Larcom) gift; to Catherine Abbot Bethesda MD (1995) gift; to The Harvard Art Museum 1995.
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Gift of Henry Merriam Abbot
Title: Bust of a Roman Emperor (modern)
Description:
Bust of Julius Caesar or one of the early Roman emperors; head and bust made separately; brass mount.
Letters "GA" carved on back of bust.
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