Kepala Meroë
| kepala Meroë | |
|---|---|
Kepala perunggu Augustus dari Meroë yang disimpan di British Museum | |
| Bahan baku | Perunggu |
| Ukuran | tinggi 46.2 cm |
| Dibuat | 27–25 SM |
| Lokasi sekarang | British Museum, London |
| Identifikasi | 1911,0901.1 |
Kepala Meroë, atau Kepala Augustus dari Meroë, adalah sebuah kepala perunggu yang menggambarkan kaisar Romawi pertama, Augustus, yang ditemukan di situs Nubia kuno Meroë di Sudan modern pada 1910. Karya tersebut kini menjadi bagian dari koleksi British Museum.[1][2] Karya tersebut dirampas dari Mesir Romawi pada 24 SM oleh pasukan ratu Amanirenas dari Kush dan dibawa pulang ke Meroë, tempat karya tersebut dikubur di tangga kuil.
Referensi
Bacaan tambahan
- D. E. L. Haynes, "The Date of the Bronze Head of Augustus from Meroe", in N. Bonacasa and A. Di Vita (eds.), Alessandria e il mondo ellenistico-romano: studi in onore di Achille Adriani (Rome, 1983), pp. 177–81 (bibl.)
- D. Boschung, "Die Bildnisse des Augustus" (Berlin, 1993), pp. 160–61, no.122 (bibl.)
- S. Walker, Greek and Roman Portraits (London, The British Museum Press, 1995)
- S. Walker, Roman art (London, 1991)
- L. Burn, The British Museum book of Greek and Roman Art, revised edition (London, The British Museum Press, 1999)
- Torok, L (1989–1990). “Augustus and Meroe”. Orientalia Suecana XXXVIII–XXXIX: 171–190
- Hausmann, Ulrich. "Zur Typologie und Ideologie des Augustusporträts". Band 12/2. Teilband Künste (Forts.), edited by Hildegard Temporini, Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, 1981, pp. 513–598. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110850697-010
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