Bust Formerly Attributed to Scipio Africanus

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Jan van der Crabben
by JarlaxleArtemis
published on 20 December 2011
Bust Formerly Attributed to Scipio Africanus Download Full Size Image

This bust is at the National Archeological Museum in Naples, Italy. It was excavated in the Villa dei Papirii in Herculaneum and was thought to depict Scipio Africanus the Elder. However, this hypothesis has been discarded, and the bust is now thought to depict a private individual.

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JarlaxleArtemis. (2011, December 20). Bust Formerly Attributed to Scipio Africanus. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/559/bust-formerly-attributed-to-scipio-africanus/

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JarlaxleArtemis. "Bust Formerly Attributed to Scipio Africanus." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified December 20, 2011. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/559/bust-formerly-attributed-to-scipio-africanus/.

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JarlaxleArtemis. "Bust Formerly Attributed to Scipio Africanus." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 20 Dec 2011. Web. 22 Dec 2024.

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