Juba II

Ca. 10. White marble.
On display elsewhere

A member of the Numidian royal family and King of Mauretania, Juba II (52 BC-AD 23) was a cultured and fully romanised client king. Educated in Rome, he married the daughter of Mark Anthony and Cleopatra. Juba was a distinguished scholar, geographer and historian. His idealised portraits always show him as a beardless youth wearing the headband typical of Hellenistic rulers.

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Inventory number: E000358
Author: Roman Sculptor
Title: Juba II
Date: Ca. 10
Technique: Sculpted
Medium: White marble
Dimension: Height: 66 cm; Width: 27 cm; Base/bottom: 27.5 cm; Weight: 43.8 Kg; Altura de la peana: 14.5 cm; Diameter of the base: 21.1 cm; Alto de una de las partes: 51.5 cm
Provenance: Royal Collection

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