Sanctioning memory: Changing identity. using 3d laser scanning to identify two 'new' portraits of the emperor Nero in English antiquarian collections
Authors: Russell, M. and Manley, H.
Journal: Internet Archaeology
Issue: 42
Pages: 6DUMMY
ISSN: 1363-5387
DOI: 10.11141/ia.42.2
Abstract:Using 3D laser scanning, two badly damaged and heavily restored Roman portraits from English country house collections are here identified as originally being representations of the Emperor Nero. The first portrait, from Petworth House, is of Nero at the time of his formal adoption as heir by the Emperor Claudius in AD51, while the second, from Wilton House, represents a new intermediate portrait type of the fifth emperor, marking his transition from traditional JulioClaudian prince to more flamboyant princeps, made between AD54 and 59. Given that few replicas of Nero exist in anything like their complete state, following the memory sanctions that followed his death in AD68, any 'new' discovery represents a significant find, to beanalysed and crosscompared with established portraits. This article further assesses the importance of recording head dislocation and mutilation in images of Nero while the dangers of over restoration in classical portraiture, in which original identity can be obscured, are also considered.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/24140/
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Sanctioning memory: Changing identity. using 3d laser scanning to identify two 'new' portraits of the emperor Nero in English antiquarian collections
Authors: Russell, M. and Manley, H.
Journal: Internet Archaeology
Issue: 42
ISSN: 1363-5387
DOI: 10.11141/ia.42.2
Abstract:Using 3D laser scanning, two badly damaged and heavily restored Roman portraits from English country house collections are here identified as originally being representations of the Emperor Nero. The first portrait, from Petworth House, is of Nero at the time of his formal adoption as heir by the Emperor Claudius in AD51, while the second, from Wilton House, represents a new intermediate portrait type of the fifth emperor, marking his transition from traditional JulioClaudian prince to more flamboyant princeps, made between AD54 and 59. Given that few replicas of Nero exist in anything like their complete state, following the memory sanctions that followed his death in AD68, any 'new' discovery represents a significant find, to beanalysed and crosscompared with established portraits. This article further assesses the importance of recording head dislocation and mutilation in images of Nero while the dangers of over restoration in classical portraiture, in which original identity can be obscured, are also considered.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/24140/
Source: Scopus
Sanctioning Memory; Changing Identity: Using 3D laser scanning to identify two ‘new’ portraits of the emperor Nero in English antiquarian collections
Authors: Russell, M. and Manley, H.
Journal: Internet Archaeology
Volume: 42
Publisher: Council for British Archaeology: Internet Archaeology
ISSN: 1363-5387
DOI: 10.11141/ia.42.2
Abstract:42. http://dx.doi.org/10.11141/ia.42.2
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/24140/
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Sanctioning Memory; Changing Identity: Using 3D laser scanning to identify two ‘new’ portraits of the emperor Nero in English antiquarian collections
Authors: Russell, M. and Manley, H.
Journal: Internet Archaeology
Volume: 42
ISSN: 1363-5387
Abstract:Using 3D laser scanning, two badly damaged and heavily restored Roman portraits from English country house collections are here identified as originally being representations of the Emperor Nero. The first portrait, from Petworth House, is of Nero at the time of his formal adoption as heir by the Emperor Claudius in AD51, while the second, from Wilton House, represents a new intermediate portrait type of the fifth emperor, marking his transition from traditional Julio-Claudian prince to more flamboyant princeps, made between AD54 and 59. Given that few replicas of Nero exist in anything like their complete state, following the memory sanctions that followed his death in AD68, any 'new' discovery represents a significant find, to be analysed and cross-compared with established portraits. This article further assesses the importance of recording head dislocation and mutilation in images of Nero while the dangers of over restoration in classical portraiture, in which original identity can be obscured, are also considered.
https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/24140/
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