T/Q: Elagabalus Study #17 — Tarnished Bronze & Sepia
Stripping away modern color in favor of tarnished bronze, deep sepia, and oxidized silver, this study reads like an unearthed 19th-century photographic plate. The harsh beam of light isolates the sunken, kohl-lined glass eyes and delicate mohair fibers, creating a somber, archival monument to gender non-conformity and sovereign survival across millennia.