13h 22min, feb 1, 42 y BC - Head of Roman Patrician

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Powerful representation of a Roman aristocrat.
Verism = hyperrealism
A type of “death mask” that would be on display in a home. Wax masks were used in funeral ceremony.
For those without important ancestry; this gave them socio standing for an increase in politics and business.

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