Director’s Foreword: David Brenneman, Wilma E. Kelley Director, Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Preface: Juliet Graver Istrabadi, Curator of Ancient Art, IU Eskenazi Museum of Art
Chapter 1: Introduction
- General background
- Origins and development of the project
- Acknowledgements
Chapter 2: The Eskenazi Portraits
- Introduction
- The portrait bust of Septimius Severus
- The portrait bust of Julia Domna
Portrait typology, chronology, and self-presentation
Chapter 3: Bringing Marble to Life
- Introduction
- Marble-carving techniques and the Eskenazi Museum workshop
- Polish and paint
- The origin of the marble and its implications
Chapter 4: Portraits, Power, and the Visualization of Dynasty
- Introduction
- Alliances and images: Septimius Severus and Clodius Albinus
- Visualizing power: Septimius Severus as sole emperor and the consolidation of dynasty
- The “African Emperor”
- Maternal messages in the portraits of Julia Domna
- The afterlife of Julia Domna
Chapter 5: Modern Histories and Ancient Displays
- Introduction
- The acquisition and provenance of the Eskenazi Museum Busts
- The commission and display of Imperial portrait busts in the High Imperial period
- Archaeological evidence for bust display contexts in the Imperial Period /p>
- Portrait busts in Late Antique houses
Appendix 1: Marble Analysis (Scott Pike, Professor of Environmental Science and Archaeology, Willamette University)
Appendix 2: Pigment Analysis (Gregory Smith, Senior Conservation Scientist, Indianapolis;Museum of Art/Newfields)
Bibliography
Index
