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Date : approx. between 380 and 390
Material : Marble
Acquisition : Fletcher Fund (1947)
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Objet(s) d'Art
Sculpture
Vitrine : V01
Area related
Byzance
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| Description |  |
The hairstyle and facial features are those of Aelia Flaccilla, wife of Theodosius Ier the Great, who about 382 was the first woman officially crowned empress since Constantine the Great's mother and his wife. During her husband's reign, Christianity was established the official religion of the state.
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