Plinth of a statue with Drusus inscription

Basamento di statua con iscrizione di Druso

Type:

Sculpture

Year:

From the Augustan Era: 2 BC

Material and technique:

Luna marble

Inventory:

Ricomposto da cinque frammenti combacianti: FA 1195 a - b - c - d - e

Inscription text:
[Nero] Cl[a]udiu[s] Ti(beri) f(ilius)
[Dru]sus German[i]cus/ [co(n)s(ul)] pr(aetor) urb(anus) q(uaestor) aug(ur) imp(erator)
[app]ellatus in Germania

Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus, son of Tiberius, consul, city praetor (judge of civil cases between citizens), quaestor (treasury officer) and augur (a man who interprets the will of the Gods) was proclaimed Imperator (Commander / Emperor) in Germany

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Piece from a male statue (headless)

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Piece from a statue of a standing man with toga (draped) - left calf and traditional soft (red) shoe (mulleus) of a magistrate

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Piece of a reeded shaft of a column (the upper most part of the column)

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Piece from a shield (clipeus) with the head of Jupiter (upper part)

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Piece from a Caryatid (head with headband and capital)

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Piece from a Caryatid with forearm and scaled snake

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Piece from a Caryatid with forearm and snake

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The hall

Porticoes and Exedras

Moving along to the rooms in the central body of the museum, we come to the section dedicated to the porticoes of the Forum and a reconstruction of part of the architectural order from the façade overlooking the square is on display.