Basanite Livia Bust

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  • From c. 31 BC
  • It is made out of Egyptian Bassanite
  • Bust
    A) nodus - plain and traditional
    B) small hairstyle - recognisable
    C) shape of her nose - recognisable
    D) almond eyes
    E) polished and smooth face - idealised
  • Livia is depicted as a mix of the Livia depicted as a mix of the Roman Republican style and the Classical style
  • P. Zanker -> Augustan Romans viewed the classical period as one of superior moral behaviour and, by ensuring that the art of his regime looked like Classical masterpieces, Augustus encouraged the idea that his reign was similarly one of moral superiority.
  • Livia has classical features but a somewhat unrealistic face
  • It is a portrait bust like many imagines