2/25/2023 0 Comments Imperial rome mount and blade![]() ![]() ![]() At the centre of the aegis is a gorgoneion with snakes knotted beneath her chin. The upper part of the corselet, above the underarm, is tied with a central knot and overlaid by a scaly feathered aegis with a rolled lower edge, zigzags at the sides and the upper border patterned with a spiral and two knotted snakes below. Along the neckline appears the crinkly edge of an undershirt and a fold of material from a cloak hanging forward over his left shoulder. His corselet has shoulder lappets, each of which is decorated with a scroll and ends in a tassel. Cameo portrait of the Emperor Claudius (10 BC-54 AD) with head in profile to the left wearing a laurel wreath tied at the back in a bow with the ribbon ends cascading down the nape of his neck. ![]()
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