04-20-2007, 05:50 PM
Salve Rob,
When you said…
Were you referring to the sculpture of emperors holding the Parazonium short sword? My understating is that the sculptures were painstakingly accurate (aside from sculptures of Gods such as Mars for example), but the living were always showing every wrinkle on the forehead (Pompey), receding hair line and aged sickly appearance (older Caesar), fat double chin (Vitellius), hollow almost emaciated cheeks (Marc Antony) etc… the statues were as real as they could be… why would the artist ‘invent’ that one single aspect of the sculpture?
Perhaps the short sword was not actually worn in battle and only posed with, that’s possible, perhaps it’s style is a more Hellenistic motif as opposed to a typical Roman style, I can’t disagree that he word “Parazoniumâ€
When you said…
Quote:The examples referred to by you look extremely stylized and unrealistic.
Were you referring to the sculpture of emperors holding the Parazonium short sword? My understating is that the sculptures were painstakingly accurate (aside from sculptures of Gods such as Mars for example), but the living were always showing every wrinkle on the forehead (Pompey), receding hair line and aged sickly appearance (older Caesar), fat double chin (Vitellius), hollow almost emaciated cheeks (Marc Antony) etc… the statues were as real as they could be… why would the artist ‘invent’ that one single aspect of the sculpture?
Perhaps the short sword was not actually worn in battle and only posed with, that’s possible, perhaps it’s style is a more Hellenistic motif as opposed to a typical Roman style, I can’t disagree that he word “Parazoniumâ€
Vale!
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My ancient coin collection:
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