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title: Roman Sculpture of an African Acrobat
author: The British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8263/roman-sculpture-of-an-african-acrobat/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Roman Sculpture of an African Acrobat

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## Image File

[![Roman Sculpture of an African Acrobat](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8263.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8263.jpg)

## Image Caption

This marble [sculpture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Sculpture/) from [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/), [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/) dates to sometime between the 1st Century BCE and the 1st Century CE. It portrays a young male Aethiopian, or black African, acrobat balancing on a crocodile. (British Museum, London)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, T. B. (2018, March 09). Roman Sculpture of an African Acrobat. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8263/roman-sculpture-of-an-african-acrobat/>
### Chicago
Museum, The British. "Roman Sculpture of an African Acrobat." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 09, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8263/roman-sculpture-of-an-african-acrobat/>.
### MLA
Museum, The British. "Roman Sculpture of an African Acrobat." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Mar 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8263/roman-sculpture-of-an-african-acrobat/>.

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