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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 4365191, member: 19463&quot;]While Septimius was born in Africa, his parents were Roman. Let&#039;s not forget that he was a field commander of legions and spent a lot of time outdoors while the family members were pampered rich kids.&nbsp; I would not discount the possibility that this was a throwback to the old style depicting beauty as light and manliness as dark.&nbsp; We will never know. </p><p><br /></p><p>I do wonder if such items were really rare or just rarely survived.&nbsp; This is, after all, wood.&nbsp;&nbsp; Some believe that the erased face is Caracalla since that boy appears larger.&nbsp; Since the item was Egyptian and Caracalla was hated there after his massacre of many in Alexandria, it seems possible that this was a damnatio, probably following his death.&nbsp; Proving that beyond doubt is not likely either.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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