Roman marble head unearthed in Via Alessandrina, Rome, ItalyComune di Roma
Posted on 07/03/2025 8:52:35 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
A colossal marble head was uncovered beneath Rome's Via Alessandrina, according to a report by the Greek Reporter. The discovery was made during archaeological work near the heart of the ancient city that is aimed at removing a modern section of road separating the forums of Augustus, Trajan, and Nerva. The statue head was embedded in a layer of medieval brick and mortar, which suggests that it had been reused as building material centuries after the fall of Rome. Archaeologists believe that the sculpture dates to the reign of Trajan (a.d. 98–117) and may have once stood in his forum near the Porticus Trisigmentata, a monumental colonnade with monolithic columns that stood 40 feet high. They have not yet identified who the male figure represents, but the facial features suggest he may be a god, a Roman dignitary, or possibly even the emperor himself. To read about a marble head of the god Dionysus recovered during the Via Alessandrina excavations, go to "A God Goes Shopping."
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Roman marble head unearthed in Via Alessandrina, Rome, ItalyComune di Roma
You don’t know if the big head was more disturbing than the little head?
What’s on the Road, A Head?
No it’s, “What’s on the road ahead?”
It shouldn’t be too hard to figure out if it is supposed to be the head of Trajan, since likenesses of him are known.
Ping ...
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There’s an old genie joke...
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Don’t shoot me! I’m only the piano player!
In that case, what’s better than roses on a piano? 🎶
What’s that dragging, a long behind?
There’s a scale stick of some kind in the full photo, but I cannot tell what the scale is. The stick shows 20 units. Are they centimeters? If so, the head appears to be about 2 1/2 feet from back to front.
A 12” pianist?
Roses can’t play a single note...
He must have had dandruff. They found his Head and Shoulders in the road.
“He must have had dandruff. They found his Head and Shoulders in the road.”
https://www.newsweek.com/witzelsucht-brain-condition-makes-people-tell-bad-jokes-1711571
Oh...it’s a real thing. Thought they meant biden or pelosi.
It’s an old one, but I’ll take a crack (!) at it: Tulips...
:^) I heard that one and laughed a lot back when I was in the flower of my youth.
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