Nero
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
Unknown
Materials
Oolitic limestone
Measurements
800 x 750 mm
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Horton Court, Gloucestershire
NT 740374.2
Summary
One of four heads, in bas-relief with the inscription of (NERON CESAR: Nero Caesar). This has a coin-like representation and is Classical in style. What looks like small holes on Caesar's wreath suggest it once held foliage or metal adornments.
Provenance
Indigenous 16th century feature of Horton Court, bequeathed to the National Trust by Hilda Wills in 1947.
Marks and inscriptions
ANIBAL D? CARIARGINA