Cool Augustus Head

[angellous_evangellous]

Here is a picture of a head of Augustus Caesar with a cross carefully carved into his head. It was found in Ephesus.

The statue is about 1-2nd century, the cross about 3-4th century.

 

[Mister_T]

Is there any speculation as to why a cross was carved in his forehead?

 

[Djamila]

Is there any speculation as to why a cross was carved in his forehead?

Probably for the same reasons one was carved into the back of mine.

 

[Mister_T]

Probably for the same reasons one was carved into the back of mine.

Ouch.

I'm afraid to ask why such a thing was done to you.

 

[angellous_evangellous]

Is there any speculation as to why a cross was carved in his forehead?

Yeah, but I don't have time to post it...