Italian school of the 17th century Portrait of Emperor Lucius Septimus Geta. White marble bust. Bears an antique pen-and-ink label "R44" and printed "54505". H. 33.5 cm, resting on a blackened wooden base H. 18 cm. Soiling, hole at the back of the neck. Related work : -Italy circa 217 AD, Portrait of Diadumenian (also known as Geta), white marble, H.: 52 cm, Florence , Uffizi, N°INV. 1914 n.226. This bust is a fine 17th-century Italian copy of the portrait of Emperor Geta. Like Plautilla, the despot's wife, he was murdered on his orders. The antique portraits of Geta and Plautilla were part of Cosimo III de' Medici's collection and are now housed in the Uffizi Museum in Florence.