A PAIR OF ITALIAN MARMO GIALLO ANTICO MODELS OF THE TEMPLES OF CASTOR AND POLLUX AND VESPASIAN

SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF ITALIAN MARMO GIALLO ANTICO MODELS OF THE TEMPLES OF CASTOR AND POLLUX AND VESPASIAN
Second half 19th Century
After the original temples in the Roman Forum, on marmo nero belgio platforms
24¼in. (64.5cm.) high (2)

Lot Essay

The Temple of Vespasian was erected in the Roman Forum between A.D.79 and 96 to honour the deified Emperor's achievements in subduing the Eastern Mediterranean in the Jewish War of A.D.66, and in steadying government after the upheavals of the Year of the Four Emperors. The term RESTITUER inscribed at one end of the temple frieze, relates to the Emperor's image as the 'restorer' of the Empire.

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