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A portrait of the Empress Sabina, wife of Roman emperor Hadrian. The portrait was carved around 117-118 CE and comes from Ostia. (Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen)
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Raddato, C. (2014, January 14). Empress Sabina, Ostia. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2220/empress-sabina-ostia/
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Raddato, Carole. "Empress Sabina, Ostia." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 14, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2220/empress-sabina-ostia/.
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Raddato, Carole. "Empress Sabina, Ostia." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 14 Jan 2014. Web. 25 Oct 2021.