Statue of a Senior Magistrate. Rome, from the so-called temple of Minerva Medica. Late 4th-early 5th century AD. Parian marble. This splendid portrait could perhaps be of Quintilius Aurelius Symmachus, a famous orator who lived between the 4th and 5th centuries AD. The figure is dressed in a sumptuous ceremonial robe and is holding up a "mappa" in his right hand, a piece of cloth that was dropped to signal the start of the chariot races at the circus. - Museo Centrale Montemartini, Rome, Italy

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Statue of a Senior Magistrate. Rome, from thw so-called temple of Minerva Medica. Late 4th-early 5th century AD. Parian marble. This splendid portrait could perhaps be of Quintilius Aurelius Symmachus, a famous orator who lived between the 4th and 5th centuries AD. The figure is dressed in a sumptuous ceremonial robe and is holding up a "mappa" in his right hand, a piece of cloth that was dropped to signal the start of the chariot races at the circus. - Museo Centrale Montemartini, Rome, Italy

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Size: 3391px × 5086px
Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Photo credit: © Stefano Ravera / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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