Severan Arch sculpture
Title
Severan Arch sculpture
Date
ca. 200
Identifier
1270
Work Type
visual works
Work Location
Libya (nation)
Labdah (deserted settlement)
Style/Period
Imperial (Roman)
Subject
reliefs (sculptures)
quadrifrons
Severus, Lucius Septimius--Emperor of Rome--146-211
Description
Detail view of sculptural relief on the Severan Arch at Leptis Magna in Libya. "The tetrapylon (built in 203) was a multiple arch with crossing passageways opening onto all four directions. Its decoration included four large relief panels on the attic, sculpture designed to honor Septimius Severus and his family ... Elsewhere he [Severus] is shown more as a god. In a scene of sacrifice, he and his wife, Julia Domna, together with divinities, are sacrificing a bull; this is the first time that the wife of an emperor is shown taking part in official activities,"--Ancient Cities: The Archaeology of Urban Life in the Ancient Near East and Egypt, Greece and Rome, by Charles Gates.
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
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ID Number
A1RELEP1-63203C4C1
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