Inv. Scu 49

The statue of the Empress Julia Domna belongs to a portrait type known through about 40 examples.
The Empress is wearing a long tunic and cloak that covers the figure from the head, where it serves as a veil, down to the ankles; the hair, thick like a wig, is styled with a central partition and divided into 10 parallel waves that reach as far as the nape; the head is rather worn.
The figure is resting on the left leg, with the right slightly turned sideways.
On the basis of coin comparisons, the statue dates to the beginning of Septimius Severus’ reign (Severan period 193-210 AD).
The work was probably found in Rome.