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Bust of Roman emperor Domitian (r. 81-96 CE), originally part of a colossal statue. Ephesus Archaeological Museum. Selçuk, Turkey. 1st Century CE.

A portrait of Roman Emperor Titus (reign: 79 – 81), c. 80 CE. (Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen)

Colossal bust of the emperor Vespasian, 69-79 CE, from Rome. (Neues Museum, Berlin)

An engraved amethyst ring of Roman Emperor Constantius II, c. 360 CE (British Museum, London)

Statue of Emperor Augustus (r. 27 BCE to 14 CE). Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen.

Portrait of Emperor Akbar Praying, ink and opaque watercolor on paper, early 17th century, India. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.

A portrait bust of Vespasian, from Ostia, 69-79 CE. (Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome)

Portrait of Emperor Leopold I as a young man, wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece, oil on canvas by Benjamin Block, 1631-1689. Private collection. This portrait of the young monarch is rare as it depicts Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor...

The Hongwu Emperor, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644 CE) who reigned from 1368 to 1398 CE. 14th century CE painted silk hanging.

Hadrian, like most Roman emperors, used statues to diffuse his image across the Roman World. Statues often showed the emperor as a general or priest. This bust shows Hadrian naked. This nakedness, originally a Greek style, showed that the...