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Bronze head of the Roman emperor Augustus. Known as the Meroë Head. Eyes inlaid with glass and stone, 27-25 BC. Penny for your thoughts Augustus? This head once belonged to an over-life-sized statue of Augustus set up in Egypt. It was removed by Kushite soldiers who took it as a trophy and buried it under the front steps of their temple at Meroë (Sudan) where it was trodden on daily by temple visitors in a sign of disrespect to Rome. An ironic twist of fate which preserved it. The Meroë Head is usually displayed in an upright position. It is displayed here as if buried, a symbol of resistance to Rome, at the British Museum’s 2018 temporary exhibition called ‘I object’. Photo my own. Read more: https://t.co/hXGc7PckuF