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Keywords: Roman - Emperor Wearing a Toga - Walters 23226.jpg This colossal statue of an emperor wears a toga and elaborately decorated shoes that indicate the figure's high status These details identify it as a type of honorary statue similar to those erected in the Forum of Augustus in Rome for generations transforming the public space into a kind of imperial Hall of Fame The head a portrait of Emperor Domitian reigned AD 81-96 is likely an 18th-century restoration AD 1st century; Restored head 18th century Carrara marble cm 232 95 3 76 2 ; base cm 50 8 101 6 101 6 accession number 23 226 14720 William Boyce Thompson Yonkers Elizabeth Seton College New York Walters Art Museum 1969 by purchase Museum purchase with funds provided by the S A P Fund 1969 place of origin Rome Italy Walters Art Museum license Ancient Roman sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Toga Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review
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