Phrygian cap

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard
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Phrygian cap: Bust of Attis as a child, wearing the Phrygian cap. Parian marble, 2nd century AD, probably during the reign of Emperor Hadrian. See the description page for more details.

Case Discussion

Bust of Attis as a child, wearing the Phrygian cap. Parian marble (from Paros, a Greek island), 2nd century AD, probably during the reign of Emperor Hadrian: the portrait bears resemblance to those of Antinous (a Greek youth from ancient Bithynia, a Roman province at the time).

Author: Jastrow (2006)

Original file: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bust_Attis_CdM.jpg

Modifications: square crop and altered background

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