Iconography

GODS AND MYTHS

Saturn / Single figure / Head veiled, with scythe or sickle

MAGIC AND SCIENCE

Astronomy and astrology / Planets / Represented as planetary deities / Census of Antique Art known to the Renaissance / Known Prototypes / Rome, Musei Capitolini, Altar to the Palmyrene sun god

Further details

Identification uncertain

Artist or creator

Ancient Roman

Date

1st century AD (second half)

Location

Rome, Musei Capitolini (inv. NCE 2412, formerly Collection Cesarini)

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Notes on photograph

Collection

Hamburg stamp (Bibliothek Warburg)

Bibliographic Citation

H. Stuart Jones, A Catalogue of the Ancient Sculptures preserved in the Municipal Collections of Rome. The Sculptures of the Museo Capitolino, Oxford 1912, p. 47, no. 1

Rights and Permissions

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Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Kress foundation

Contact

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