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Emperor Trajan

53-117 A.D.
Roman emperor from 98 AD until his death
(Wikipedia)

Chiurazzi
1980 (2nd century)

Description

Bronze replica of an ancient marble statue

Signature

chivrazzi | napoli - roma

Information Sign

statue believed to be of the roman emperor trajan,
a.d. 98-118.
'imperator caesar nerva trajanus augustus'
presented by the tower hill improvement trust at the
request of the reverend p.b. clayton, ch, mc, dd,
founder padre of toc h.

Annotation

The statue was discovered in a scrapyard by Clayton, rector of All Hallows Barking and founder of Toc H, a Christian charity.

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, List of public art in the City of London.
Peter Matthews, London's Statues and Monuments (Botley: Shire, 2012), p. 92-93.
Wikipedia, Statue of Trajan, Tower Hill.

Locatie (N 51°30'35" - W 0°4'34") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gblo150; Photograph: 8 August 2014
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