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Portrait plaque of Vespasian - 1850
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Portrait plaque of Vespasian
© Wedgwood Museum
Moulded portrait head of the Roman Emperor Vespasian. Facing left, wearing coronet of laurel leaves with long ribbon. This may have been an experiment piece and not part of general production as no other portrait medallions of this subject have been found.
Moulded portrait head of the Roman Emperor Vespasian. Facing left, wearing coronet of laurel leaves with long ribbon. This may have been an experiment piece and not part of general production as no other portrait medallions of this subject have been found
- Type of object: Plaques and medallions/plaque
- Mark: WEDGWOOD (inscribed) Vespasian (inscribed)
- Year first produced: 1850
- Body: Parian
- Material: Ceramic
- Decoration: Moulded
- Accession number: 4097
- Dimensions: 151 mm (length), 122 mm (oval diameter)
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Vespasian
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Vespasian - Subject
Born in AD 9 in Italy, Vespasian became the 9th Emperor of the Roman Empire in AD 69. He founded the Flavian Dynasty which was to rule the Empire for a quarter century. Regarded as a successful military commander, he participated in the invasion of Britain. Little information survives relating to the Government during his ten year reign, but he was known for his financial reforms and ambitious construction projects, such as the building of the Colosseum. He was succeeded as Emperor on his death in AD 79 by his son Titus.
