Marble torso of an emperor (perhaps Titus or Domitian)

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Marble torso of an emperor, perhaps Titus or Domitian, wearing a tunic, leather corselet and kit, and a bronze breastplate decorated in relief on the chest with a gorgoneion (to avert evil), and the abdomen with a Roman soldier and a barbarian captive flanking a military trophy, the pteryges (kilt feathers) ornamented with a gorgoneion, eagle, ram's head, lion's head, and a starburst. Roman, AD 50-75

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Christian Levett and The Mougins Museum
Discover, in the heart of the old village of Mougins, how the beauty of the ancient world has influenced neoclassical, modern and contemporary art. The museum’s large and diverse collection of antiquities includes Roman, Greek and Egyptian sculpture, vases, coins, and jewellery, and also the world’s largest private collection of ancient arms and armour. These ancient artworks are interspersed with a hundred classically inspired paintings, drawings, and sculptures by artists such as Picasso, Matisse, Chagall, Dufy, Cézanne, Rodin, Dali, Andy Warhol, Marc Quinn, Antony Gormley, and Damien Hirst. The founder of the museum is Christian Levett, a British investment manager with a passion for ancient art. In 2008 he decided to place his collection on display for the benefit of the public in a museum in Mougins, where he has a family home.

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