Cornelia
Cornelia
Cornelia
Cornelia

Image credit: Lydiard House

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A plaster bust of Cornelia Africana, the second daughter of Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus. She is remembered as a prototypical example of a virtuous Roman woman. The sculpture is based on antique Roman statuary.

Lydiard House

Swindon

Title

Cornelia

Date

1743

Medium

plaster

Measurements

H 60 x W 40 x D 30 cm (E)

Accession number

LYD1993-90-6

Acquisition method

purchased as part of the Lydiard Estate

Work type

Bust

Inscription description

on the front of the pedestal base: CORNELIA

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