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Titolo dell'opera:
Slab with head of Janus
Object Type:
high relief
Epoca:
Inventario:
MSA 2319
Misure:
Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 77; Larghezza: 54; Profondità: 19.5
Tecnica:
marmo bianco
Descrizione:
It comes from the Acquasola Park in Genoa, where it was walled into the retaining wall towards Via dei santi Giacomo e Filippo. It was probably originally intended to decorate an arch key. Slab with a high relief depiction of the crowned head of two-faced Janus, consisting of a bearded male face on the left and a beardless youth on the right.
