Emperor Trajan
after 103 CE
Description
This statue shows Trajan in ceremonial armor (in contrast to the field equipment seen on the Column of Trajan in Rome), standing or stepping forward as if in the act of addressing his troops. His elaborate cuirass or breastplate has long tabs or pteryges, leather straps at the shoulders, and longer leather straps around the thighs. A tunic is visible under this ensemble, and a long cloak or paludamentum is worn on the left shoulder and around the left arm. The open-toed sandals are purely ceremonial, in keeping with the symbolic nature of the statue as suggested here and in previous publications.
Dimensions
191 x 76 x 54 cm (75 3/16 x 29 15/16 x 21 1/4 in.) 1075 lb.
Provenance
Lord Anson collection, Shugborough, Staffordshire, (by 1782). J. A. Crane collection, Birmingham, (by 1880). K. J. Hewett collection, Chelsea-Hammersmith, London, (by 1951). [Spink and Son, Ltd., London, 1954], sold; to Fogg Art Museum, 1954.
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