| Capuan bust of Hannibal | |
|---|---|
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| Artist | Unknown |
| Year | Unknown |
| Medium | Marble sculpture |
| Subject | Unknown, possibly Hannibal |
| Location | National Archaeological Museum, Naples, Naples, Italy |
The Capuan bust, is a sculpture often identified as Carthaginian general Hannibal.[1] Made of marble, it was discovered in the Italian city of Capua in 1667[2] and is housed in the Naples National Archaeological Museum. The bust is depicted on the five dinar banknote of Tunisia, 2013 series, the site of ancient Carthage.
- ^ Eve MacDonald (2015). Hannibal: A Hellenistic Life. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0300210156.
- ^ Theodore Ayrault Dodge (1896). Hannibal: A History of the Art of War Among the Carthaginians and Romans Down to the Battle of Pydna, 168 B.C., with a Detailed Account of the Second Punic War. Houghton, Mifflin and Company.
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