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Basalt bust of the great Roman general Germanicus, from Egypt, about 14-20 CE. In late antiquity Christians broke the nose of the bust and carved a cross on the forehead. Now in British Museum, London.
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Original image by Carole Raddato. Uploaded by Carole Raddato, published on 13 October 2015 under the following license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike. This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon your work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit you and license their new creations under the identical terms. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
Raddato, C. (2015, October 13). Bust of Germanicus mutilated by Christians. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/4120/bust-of-germanicus-mutilated-by-christians/
Raddato, Carole. "Bust of Germanicus mutilated by Christians." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified October 13, 2015. https://www.ancient.eu/image/4120/bust-of-germanicus-mutilated-by-christians/.
Raddato, Carole. "Bust of Germanicus mutilated by Christians." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 13 Oct 2015. Web. 12 Apr 2021.
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