Trebonianus Gallus — emperor or athlete? Rethinking a modern attribution

In the chaos of the 3rd century, can we be sure about the identification of this statue?

Bronze statue of the emperor Trebonianus Gallus, 251-53 C.E., bronze, 241.3 cm high (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) Speakers: Dr. Elizabeth Marlowe and Dr. Beth Harris.

Additional resources:

This work at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dr. Elizabeth Marlowe, “Said to be or not said to be: the findspot of the so-called Trebonianus Gallus statue at the Metropolitan Museum in New York,” Journal of the History of Collections, vol. 27, issue 2 (July 2015)

Roman Portrait Sculpture: The Stylistic Cycle on The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History