Bust of a Severan princess is in the Sala Rotonda

A sculpture of a woman's head is in the Sala Rotonda. “Bust of a Severan princess” (210-230 AD) is maybe of Julia Maesa, Julia Domna's sister, the Syrian wife of Septimius Severus (193-211) or her daughter Julia Soaemias mother of Elagabalus (218-222). The hairstyle, however, identifies her with certainty as a woman belonging to the Severan dynasty. It was found in 1780 in the Quadraro area between Via Appia and Via Tuscolana. The bust is modern and the hair has been restored.