TY - JOUR
T1 - Unilateral Facial Asymmetry in a 40 BCE Roman Carved Head
AU - Nerlich, Andreas G.
AU - Appenzeller, Otto
AU - Perciaccante, Antonio
AU - Galassi, Francesco Maria
AU - Varotto, Elena
AU - Bianucci, Raffaella
PY - 2022/3
Y1 - 2022/3
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Head and neck pathology
KW - Human anatomy
KW - Iconodiagnosis
KW - Paleoneurology
KW - Paleopathology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85126100133&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/SCS.0000000000008310
DO - 10.1097/SCS.0000000000008310
M3 - Review article
C2 - 34690323
AN - SCOPUS:85126100133
SN - 1049-2275
VL - 33
SP - 372
EP - 374
JO - The Journal of craniofacial surgery
JF - The Journal of craniofacial surgery
IS - 2
ER -