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9783110186642
No other monumental art form was so widely disseminated throughout the Roman Empire as the portrait statue, and its impact on city life was crucial. By combining a wide socio-historical perspective with a close reading of individual images, their setting, and their inscribed texts, this book suggests how to read the meaning of portraits, even the ones which have been irrevocably isolated from their original context and now adorn museum galleries.Fejfer, Jane is the author of 'Roman Portraits in Context ', published 2007 under ISBN 9783110186642 and ISBN 3110186640.
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