02-11-2010, 08:17 AM
This is great! I think Sampsa is on a right track here, usually romans are shown with a too light complexion, think of Vorenus & Pullo for example on the"Rome" series of HBO for example (which was very weak and cheaply sensationalistic in other respects too). Btw, I have a copy of just this bust of Caracalla in my home (a little bigger than life-size)...