Unilateral Facial Asymmetry in a 40 BCE Roman Carved Head

Andreas G. Nerlich; Otto Appenzeller; Antonio Perciaccante; Francesco Maria Galassi; Elena Varotto; Raffaella Bianucci

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Unilateral Facial Asymmetry in a 40 BCE Roman Carved Head

Andreas G. Nerlich, Otto Appenzeller, Antonio Perciaccante, Francesco Maria Galassi, Elena Varotto, Raffaella Bianucci

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Abstract

We describe the peculiar facial morphology of a carved head dating to the end of the Roman Republican period (40 BCE) which displays evident unilateral asymmetry. A comprehensive discussion of the different etiologies is provided and a contextualization of this condition in the broader frame of Roman artistic verism is offered. This case study contributes to the knowledge of disease presentation in the ancient world, with a special focus on the anatomy of soft tissue pathology.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	372-374
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
Volume	33
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000008310
Publication status	Published - Mar 2022

Keywords

Head and neck pathology
Human anatomy
Iconodiagnosis
Paleoneurology
Paleopathology

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