Head of Trajan
AD 100–200
Maker Unknown
Greek and Roman Art
Head of Trajan, AD 100–200. Italy, Roman, 2nd Century. Marble; overall: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund 1925.468 Roman portraiture styles evolved in response to the artistic tastes of emperors. Imperial dynasties adopted the visual styles and characteristics of predecessors with whom they wanted to align themselves. This idealized portrait of Trajan emphasizes symbolic connections with Augustus, perhaps the most revered of all the emperors.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- marble
- Medium
- marble
- Dimensions
- Overall: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.)
- Departments
- Greek and Roman Art
- Accession Number
- 1925.468
- Credit Line
- Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 103 Roman
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