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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 4612140, member: 19463&quot;]This is a great article that all should read before commenting on this statue.&nbsp; I have never understood the mind set that requires the Met to assume the figure is an emperor let alone one in particular.&nbsp; The article not only explains the fragmentary nature of the piece but the long history of restorations done with little or no reason beyond what seemed good at the time.&nbsp; The statue was once identified as Julius Caesar made in the time of Hadrian and later as Geta.&nbsp; They have reason to accept that it was made in the time of Trebonianus Gallus.&nbsp; That is a giant step from being made as a portrait of Trebonianus Gallus.&nbsp; What I see and what you see may be two completely different things.&nbsp; I see a wrestler; not an emperor.&nbsp; My opinion is not right by definition; few would dispute that fact.&nbsp; The article gives great insight into the process of turning scrap bronze into a museum worthy display.&nbsp; I wish it had done as much with regard to the process of labeling.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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