Tusculum portrait

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The Tusculum portrait, also called the Tusculum bust, is believed to be the only existing sculpture of Julius Caesar made during his lifetime. It is one of the two possible portraits of Caesar (alongside the Chiaramonti Caesar) which were made before the beginning of the Roman Empire. Being one of the copies of the bronze original, the bust has been dated to 50–40 BC and is housed in the permanent collection of the Museum of Antiquities in Turin, Italy. Made of fine-grained marble, the bust measures 32 cm (1 ft 1 in) in height.

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