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The reliefs on the breastplate include a frontal face of Medusa and winged Victories erecting a tropaion, or trophy, by nailing armor to a tree trunk. Trophies marked the spot where enemies retreated in battle and often incorporated their armor, like the non-Roman hexagonal shield seen here. Traces of ancient repairs suggest that this monumental statue was at one point knocked down and then re-erected, presumably with a new head. These transformations often took place when the memory of an individual was officially erased in an act of damnatio memoriae, or the damnation of memory, which occurred after the deaths of reviled emperors such as Nero (died 68 CE) and Domitian (died 91 CE), both of whom have been suggested as possible identifications for this individual.\n","remarks":"MED2_22_CLA.pdf – Day One Cataloguing"},{"texttype":"Online","textpurpose":"Provenance","textentryhtml":"Purchased by the Museum from Edward Merrin in 1984","remarks":null}],"datebegin":50,"sortnumber":"1984    2y","published_date":"2026-03-05 09:06:58.461050","objectid":32752,"dimensions":"125.7 x 64.8 x 47.5 cm, weight: 898.1 kg (49 1/2 x 25 1/2 x 18 11/16 in., 1980 lb.)","on_view":true}