Colossal portrait head of the emperor Hadrian (AD 117-138). Pentelic marble. Found in Athens. The emperor wears a wreath of oak leaves that end above his forehead in a medallion representing an eagle. The holes in the hoop of the wreath were used to inlay golden leaves. AD130-140.

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Colossal portrait head of the emperor Hadrian (AD 117-138). Pentelic marble. Found in Athens. The emperor wears a wreath of oak leaves that end above his forehead in a medallion representing an eagle. The holes in the hoop of the wreath were used to inlay golden leaves. AD130-140.

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