bust

In this corner of the tablinum, you find a BUST of the founder of the HOUSE OF THE JEWELS. As tradition goes, the busts of important family members are displayed in the tablinium as this one is. In addition to showing respect to ancestors, it displays the history and the line of the family. You can see the physical resemblances between Cornelius and his ancestor, the nose and the chin especially. Quite a dignified face.