Bust of a Roman emperor, probably Emperor Caius Caesar

Factory Josiah Wedgwood British
18th century
Not on view
The subject is intended to be a likeness of Caius Caesar, called Caligula (b. 12 A.D., emperor 37–41), but cannot be certainly a likeness since the portraits of the emperors of this period are all very similar in appearance.

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Object Information
  • Title: Bust of a Roman emperor, probably Emperor Caius Caesar
  • Factory: Josiah Wedgwood (British, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent 1730–1795 Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent)
  • Date: 18th century
  • Culture: British, Etruria, Staffordshire
  • Medium: Jasperware
  • Dimensions: 3 3/4 × 2 1/2 in. (9.5 × 6.4 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1909
  • Object Number: 09.194.16b
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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