Ancient Roman and Greek Busts

Crafted marble busts of significant figures from classical antiquity, showcasing intricate hairstyles and facial features, emphasizing historical artistry.

Head of a bearded god in Pentelic marble probably depicting Zeus or Hermes. It seems a work by parian sculptor Euphron. Dated between 450-440 B.C. Eetioneia sanctuary in Piraeus. National Archaeological Museum. Athens. Greece.

Head of a bearded god in Pentelic marble probably depicting Zeus or Hermes. It seems a work by parian sculptor Euphron. Dated between 450-440 B.C. Eetioneia sanctuary in Piraeus. National Archaeological Museum. Athens. Greece.

Antoninus Pius (86-161 AD.).(Titus Aurelius Fulvus Boionius Arrius Antoninus). Roman Emperor from 138-161AD.). Imperial Portrait. National Museum of Rome. Italy. Europe.

Bust of Jason, Greek hero. Marble. (c. 117-138 AD). From Cappadocia. Time of Emperor Hadrian. Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Vatican City, August 29, 2008: Emperor Antoninus Pius. Chiaramonti Museum

Marble bust of Emperor Commodus 180 A.D.

Epicurus, Ancient Greek philosopher. Artist: Unknown

Portrait of a priest wearing a band and a wreath on his hair. Mid-2nd century AD. Acropolis Museum. Athens. Greece.

'Herma of Hermes'. Roman copy of the Greek originals of the 5th century BC. Ancient Rome, 1st-2nd centuries. Dimensions: h. 45 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Zeus sculpture. 4th century AD. One of the fathers gods. The Esquiline hill, Rome. Carrara marble.

Pericles (495-495 BC). Greek statesman, orator and general of Athens during the Golden Age. Bust. Marble. Roman copy after a Greek original from c.430 BC. Vatican Museums. Vatican city.

Sophocles (c. 497-406 Bc). Ancient Greek tragedian Late 2nd century.AD. White marble.

Epicurus (ca.341-270 BC). Ancient Greek philosopher. Bust. Marble. From Villa Casali, Rome (1-160 AD). British Museum. London, England, Great Britain.

Head of Plato (circa 428- 248 B.C.), Greek philosopher, marble

Terracotta figurine, 3rd century, Dionysus reclining.

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'Head of a Winner of the Chariot Competition'. Ancient Rome, Seond quarter of the 2nd century. Dimensions: h. 51,3 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

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Marble head of Diocletian, 3rd century. Artist: Unknown

Socrates (470-399BC). Greek philosopher. 1st-2nd cent. Roman copy of greek bronze attribituted to Lysippos. The Met, NY, USA.

EPICURUS (341-270 BC). Greek philosopher. Bust of Epicurus, 2nd c. A.D. Roman art. Sculpture. ITALY. LAZIO. Rome. Capitoline Museums.

Head of an Apostle. French, Paris. Date: 1200-1220. Dimensions: H: 43 cm (17 in.). Limestone. Origin: French. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Portrait head of the emperor Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161) Parian marble. Found in Athens about AD 160.

Chrysippos (279-206 BC). Greek Stoic philosopher. Roman copy of Greek original, 2nd century BC. British Museum. London. United Kingdom.

Zeus Ammon. Zeus Ammon

Head of Sophokles Farnese. Unknown

'Herma of Hermes'. Roman copy after the Greek original of the 450-440s BC. Ancient Rome, Between 117 and 138. Dimensions: 47,5 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Septimius Severus (145-211 AD). Roman Emperor from 193 to 211. Marble bust, C. 204 AD. National Archaelogical Museum, Naples.

Portrait Bust of a Man. Unknown

Plato bust. 4th century B.C. Greece.

Pericles bust. Athenian statesman. 5th cent. BC. GREECE.

Anonymous / 'Bust of Hercules'. XVIII century. Carrara marble. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

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Bust of emperor Lucius Verus (130-169) portrayed as an Arval Brother. Copy. Original conserved at Louvre Museum. National Roman Museum (Baths of Diocletian). Rome. Italy.

Bust of Karl Philipp Fuerst zu Schwarzenberg, Austrian field marshall

Juba III, King of Numidia, 60-40 BC. Algeria.

Lazio Viterbo Bolsena Palazzo del Drago80. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: frescoes, tapestries, paintings on canvas. Extensive coverage of exterior, including views of portals and portal details, terrace, and collection of antiquities displayed on terrace. Detailed coverage of palazzo interior, including views of frescoes, statuary, paintings, and architectural details. Antiquities: cippi, inscriptions, portraits (Trajan), architectural fragments German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

'Head of Hermes'. Ancient Greece, Late 5th century BC. Dimensions: h. 17 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Antoninus Pius (86-161). Roman Emperor (138-161). Marble bust. Antonine period. Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States.

Herm Bust of a Greek Philosopher; Roman Empire; late 1st century; Italian marble; 39 × 31.3 × 19.5 cm (15 3,8 × 12 5,16 × 7 11,16 in.)

Greece, Crete, Heraklion / Iraklion. Heraklion Archeological Museum. Marble statue from Temple of the Egyptian Gods. Roman Imperial Period, 180-190 AD.

Titus (79-81 AD). Roman emperor. Bust. Marble. End of 1st century AD. Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities. Stockholm. Sweden.

Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius Artist Unknown Istanbul, Turkey

Lucius Verus (130-169 AD). Joint 16th century of the Roman Empire. Nerva-Antonine dynasty. Marble bust. 2nd century, from Markouna, Argeria. Louvre Museum, Paris, France.

Lazio Latina Terracina Museo Archeologico34. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Antiquities: Stone figures, both full-length and busts; ancient altars, sarcophagi, inscriptions and stone fragments from the Temple of Giove Anxur and from the ancient town. Object Notes: Hutzel campaign notes are undated. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Marches Pesaro e Urbino Urbino Museo del Duomo "Albani"41. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Post-medieval: Sculpture, paintings, panel painting, triptychs, polyptychs German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Head of Plato (worked for insertion into a statue). Unknown

Portrait Head of a Bearded Roman; Roman Empire; second half of 2nd century A.D; Marble; 28 x 19.5 x 22 cm (11 x 7 11,16 x 8 11,16 in.)

Five Good Emperors, Bust of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Marcus Annius Verus 121 - 180 A.D.), imperial age, gold

Roman portrait bust of the Greek dramatist Aeschylus, 6th century BC. Artist: Unknown

Demosthenes (384-322 BC). Political and Athenian orator. Bust. Roman copy of a Greek original by Polyeuktos, erected in the Agora of Athens in 280 BC. British Museum. London. England.

Emperpr Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD). bust in a fringed cloak. About 160-170 AD. From Cyrene, North Africa. British Museum. London. UK.

Portrait Head of Kleanthes (). Unknown

Demosthenes (384-322 BC). Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens. British Museum. London. United Kingdom.

Terracotta bust of Hercules by Lucas Faydherbe (1617-1697) a Flemish sculptor and architect. Dated 17th Century

Lucius Verus (130-169 AD). Roman co-emperor. Bust. Marble. From Rome. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom.

Academy study: plaster statue of man with beard, draughtsman: Johannes Tavenraat, anonymous, 1824, paper, h 530 mm × w 367 mm

Bust of Neptune, Anthonie Turck (workshop or), After Ignatius van Logteren, c. 1712 Amsterdam terracotta (clay material) Amsterdam terracotta (clay material)

Moses. 1513-1515. Statue by Michelangelo (Michelangelo Buonarroti) (1475-1564). Marble. San Pietro in Vincoli Church. Rome. Italy.

Marble head of Emperor Commodus, from Izmit (ancient Nicomedia), Turkey, 177-192 a.d.

Monumental sculpture of Jupiter, 4th century, National Archaeological Museum, Villa Cassis Faraone, UNESCO World Heritage Site, important city in the Roman Empire, Friuli, Italy, Aquileia, Friuli, Italy, Europe

Seuthes III. King of Odrysia between 324 BC and 312 BC. Head of Seuthes III made of bronze, copper, alabaster and glass paste. Dated to the last decade of the 3rd century BC. From the tomb at Golyama Kosmatka Tumulus, Shipka, Kazanlak region, Bulgaria. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria.

Bust of Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras (570BC-495BC) of Samos in the Capitoline Museums. Rome. Italy.

Bust of Emperor Hrian (76-138)

Dionysus's main; Unknown Italian workshop; 2. PO. 1st century (51-00-00-100-00-00);Collection of ancient art

A Greek philosopher, Orfeo Boselli (attributed to), c. 1650 Bust of potential Aristotle or Xenophon, used to left, with a long full beard, which falls into two locks. Rome marble (rock) Bust of potential Aristotle or Xenophon, used to left, with a long full beard, which falls into two locks. Rome marble (rock)

Pythagoras. Greek mathematician. Greek Classical statue. GREECE.

Bust of Marcus Aurelius, Roman emperor, Glyptothek, Koenigsplatz, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Gaius Fulvius Plautianus (150-250 AD). Member of the Roman gens Fulvia. Prefect Commander of the Praetorian Guard and friend of Roman Emperor Lucius Septimus Severus. Bust. Marble. Vatican Museums. Pio-Clementine Museum.

Terracotta head of a bearded man early 4th century B.C. Greek, South Italian, Tarentine The head is certainly part of a representation of a reclining figure, whose identity is unclear. He wears a flat band around his forehead and, above it, a thicker one, embellished with rosettes.. Terracotta head of a bearded man. Greek, South Italian, Tarentine. early 4th century B.C.. Terracotta. Classical. Terracottas

Bust of Christ, Michiel van der Voort (I) (attributed to workshop of), after Laurent Gillis, c. 1718 - c. 1725 Antwerp terracotta (clay material) Antwerp terracotta (clay material)

Aristotle (Greek: stt, Aristotéles) (384 BC - 322 BC) was a Greek philosopher, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. His writings cover many subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, linguistics, politics, government, ethics, biology, and zoology. Together with Plato and Socrates (Plato's teacher), Aristotle is one of the most important founding figures in Western philosophy. Aristotle's writings were the first to create a comprehensive system of Western philosophy, encompassing morality and aesthetics, logic and science, politics and metaphysics.

Aimé-Jules Dalou (1838-1902). "Bust of Doctor Paul Richer". Patinated plaster, between 1896 and 1900. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. Bust, doctor, patina patina, scientist, face

Bust of roman emperor Hadrian in lorica. Marble. 117-138 AD. Capitoline Museums. Rome. Italy.

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Apostle, anonymous, c. 1410 - c. 1420 On a polygony ground the apostle is on the right leg and has placed the curved left leg slanted forward, so that his body bends slightly in that direction. He has a broad beard and a somewhat bit of a bit. The toes are coming out under the bars hanging down to the ground. The cloak, which hangs from the shoulders and over the bent arms forward, has been recorded by the elbows and first turned to the left and then to the right. Brussels (possibly) walnut (hardwood) On a polygony ground the apostle is on the right leg and has placed the curved left leg slanted forward, so that his body bends slightly in that direction. He has a broad beard and a somewhat bit of a bit. The toes are coming out under the bars hanging down to the ground. The cloak, which hangs from the shoulders and over the bent arms forward, has been recorded by the elbows and first turned to the left and then to the right. Brussels (possibly) walnut (hardwood)

Caracalla (188- 217). Roman emperor from 198 to 217. Bust. Marble. C. 212-217 A.D. Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum. Copenhagen. Denmark.

Marble head of a bearded man. Culture: Roman. Dimensions: H. 12 3/16 in. (31 cm). Date: 2nd century A.D..Copy of a Greek statue of the 4th century B.C.Since eight other Roman copies of this Greek portrait type are known, it probably represents a famous figure. Although there is no evidence for identification, somescholars have suggested that the original statue portrayed the Athenian lawgiver Solon, one of the Seven Sages famed in antiquity for practical wisdom. This head is one of the most sensitive and crisp likenesses in the Metropolitan's collection of Roman copies of Greek portraits. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Italy, Lazio, Rome, Capitoline Museum Palazzo Dei Conservatore Copy In Pentelic Marble Of A Statue Of The 4Th Century Fighting Hercules Found In 1873

Portrait Bust of a Man, Perhaps a Priest of Serapis; Roman Empire; 180 - 220; Marble with polychromy and gilding; 79.5 × 49 × 27 cm (31 5,16 × 19 5,16 × 10 5,8 in.)

Roman emperor Antoninus Pius, and husband of Faustina the Elder.

Hadrian: Publius Aelius Hadrianus (76-138) Roman emperor from 117. Founder of Adrianopolis. Portrait bust.

'Herm of Hermes'. Roman copy from a Greek original. Ancient Rome, 1st - 2nd centuries. Dimensions: 134 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Vespasian (Titus Flavius Vespasianus) (9-79). Roman Emperor (69-79). Founder of the Flavian dynasty. Bust. Marble. 70 A.C. From Naples. Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum. Copenhagen. Denmark.

Sulla. Roman General. 1st cent. BC.

Sophocles, playwright. Bronze bust, 3rd cent. BC. GREECE.

Aesculapius: bust directed to right. Engraving by A.J. Mecou after J.-A. Vauthier.

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Italy, Lazio, Rome, Capitoline Museum, Palazzo dei Conservatori, Horti Maecenatiani, Pentelic marble male herma, Virgilius or Teocrito

Clinton Ogilvie. Artist: Paul Wayland Bartlett (American, New Haven, Connecticut 1865-1925 Paris). Dimensions: 20 x 10 1/4 x 10 in. (50.8 x 26 x 25.4 cm). Date: 1919, carved 1920.Clinton Ogilvie (1838-1900), a New York landscape painter, studied under James M. Hart and was also influenced by John F. Kensett, whose studio he often visited. From the 1860s to the early 1880s, Ogilvie spent extended periods of time in Europe, completing scenes of Ireland, Italy, and Switzerland in his characteristic meticulous style. This posthumous portrait of Ogilvie is one of a series of busts of American artists that Bartlett executed between 1919 and 1925. A bronze version was completed in 1919 for the Hall of American Artists at New York University (now in the university's Elmer Holmes Bobst Library). This marble varies in its asymmetrical undraped termination with a tablet. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Antique marble bust of Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax, 11 April 146 - 4 February 211, was Roman Emperor from 9 April 193 to 4 February 211, in the Capitoline Museum, Rome, Italy, digital improved reproduction of an original print from the 19th century.

'Portrait of a Commander General'. Ancient Rome, circa middle of the 2nd century. Dimensions: height: 69 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Homer, ancient Greek epic poet. From The National Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge, published c.1890

Alphonse Legros. Dated: model c. 1876, cast possibly 1879/1920. Dimensions: overall: 34.1 x 23.7 x 23.7 cm (13 7/16 x 9 5/16 x 9 5/16 in.). Medium: bronze. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Aimé-Jules Dalou.

Moses Sculpture by Michelangelo, Rome, Italy, Photochrome Print, Detroit Publishing Company, 1900

'Bust of Antoninus Pius'. Ancient Rome, 2nd century A.D. Dimensions: height: 66,7 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

'Portrait of a Man'. Italy. Venice, Middle of the 16th century. Dimensions: height: 89,0 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Marble statue of Neptune, by Bartolomeo Ammannati, Fountain of Neptune, Piazza della Signoria, Florence (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1982), Tuscany, Italy, 16th century. Detail.

Testa di Epicuro - Museo Barracco , Antiquities, Sculpture, Philosophers, Epicurus. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

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