Antinous Mondragone Roman Statue - Louvre Museum Paris #1
by Paul E Williams
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Antinous Mondragone Roman Statue - Louvre Museum Paris #1
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Paul E Williams
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Photograph - Colour Photograph
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Antinous Mondragone, A Roman marble bust from circa 130 AD. Antinous was the young Bithynian favoured by the emperor Hadrian who was deified after drowning under mysterious circumstances in the waters of the Nile circa 130AD. Thanks to the promotion of the cult Antinous portraits can be found throughout the Empire in the places most frequented by Hadrian. The Borghese Collection Inv No. MR 412 or Ma 1205, Louvre Museum, Paris.
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May 19th, 2021
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