Julius Caesar had 'crazy bulge' on his head new 3D reconstruction shows
Julius Caesar, the reviled and revered Roman ruler, has gotten a
new look, thanks to a recent 3D reconstruction of his face and head.
The National Museum of Antiquities in the Netherlands unveiled
the new bust Friday, giving viewers a fascinating image of what Caesar would
have looked like in real life — complete with a huge bump covering part of his
head.
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"So he has a crazy
bulge on his head,” said physical anthropologist Maja d'Hollosy, the person
behind the reconstruction, according to Dutch newspaper, HLN.
“A doctor said that such a thing occurs in a heavy delivery,”
she said. “You do not invent that as an artist.”
The reconstruction was made on the basis of a 3D scan of a
marble portrait in the museum’s collection.
“The piece of sculpture
is pretty damaged,” the museum said in a news release. “That is why it was decided to supplement the
disappeared parts, such as nose and chin, on the basis of a second portrait of
Julius Caesar: the so-called Tusculum bust.”
The museum said the 3D reconstruction will be on display until
the end of August.