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Hadrian's Rome

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This is a colour photograph of a marble sculpture, showing the head, shoulders and upper chest of a young man shown against a dark background. The man is naked and is looking down slightly to the viewer’s right. He has almond-shaped eyes, angular eyebrows, a long straight nose and full lips. His thick wavy locks of hair cover his ears.

The bust is attached to a small low circular drum with a carved collar at the top and bottom. It has two lines of inscription in Greek, one on the upper collar and one in the middle.

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