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Ancient Sculptural Portraits

Busts of significant historical figures carved from stone, featuring intricate hairstyles and facial features, representing different eras of ancient culture.

Bust of Empress Livia, wife of Augustus. Found during the excavations Butrint theater in 1928. Dated in the last quarter of I century BC Ruins of Butrint Museum. Albania
Bust of Empress Livia, wife of Augustus. Found during the excavations Butrint theater in 1928. Dated in the last quarter of I century BC Ruins of Butrint Museum. Albania
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Marble portrait bust of a man. Culture: Roman. Dimensions: H. 17 in. (43.2 cm). Date: ca. A.D. 69-96.The hairstyle indicates that the head dates from the reign of the emperor Domitian (r. A.D. 81-96). As in the emperor's late portraits, the hair is combed forward in long, slightly curving strands. They end at the forehead in a nearly straight line and curl sharply to the sides. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Statue of a Roman municipal magistrate, 4th century. Artist: Unknown
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part of the enormous statue of the roman emperor Constantin
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Marble Portrait Bust of a Woman with a Scroll late 4th-early 5th century Byzantine This sensitively carved portrait bust presents a mature woman with a thoughtful expression and piercing gaze; the scroll held in her right hand signals an appreciation for classical learning and marks her as a member of the elite. She wears a mantle, tunic, and head covering, typical dress for an aristocratic woman. Such head coverings did not come into fashion until the fourth century. The bust likely formed part of a commemorative display, perhaps documenting a public donation, or was used in a domestic setting.. Marble Portrait Bust of a Woman with a Scroll. Byzantine. late 4th-early 5th century. Pentelic Marble. Made in Constantinople. Sculpture-Stone
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Altar funerario de mármol de Cominia Tyche, ca. 90-100. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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Victoria Sackville-West, Lady Sackville. Dated: 1913-1914. Dimensions: overall: 45.7 x 47.6 x 37.5 cm (18 x 18 3/4 x 14 3/4 in.). Medium: plaster. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: AUGUSTE RODIN.
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Five gypsum copy of ancient statue of Seneca, Guy Julius Caesar, Apollo, Germanicus and Antinous heads for artists isolated on a black background. Plaster sculpture of mans faces.. Five gypsum copy of ancient statue heads isolated on a black background. Plaster sculpture mans faces.
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Marble bust of Scipio Africanus
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Via Labicana Augustus. Sculpture of the Roman Emperor Augustus (63BC-14AD) as Pontifex Maximus. 12BC. National Museum of Rome. Massimo Palace. Rome. Italy.
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Bust of Isis by Joseph Cott (1786-1860). The head is a copy of one in the Sala dei Busti of the Museo Pio-Clementino in the Vatican. The Vatican bust has been acquired from Cardinal Albani's collection and published as representing the Egyptian goddess Isis, on account of the lotus-shaped central curls, it is now regarded simply as an ideal female. The English sculptor Joseph Gott worked in Rome from 1822.
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Marble funerary altar of Cominia Tyche. Roman, Flavian or Trajanic period. 90-100 AD. Portrait. Museum Metropolitan of Art. NY. USA.
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Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (64/63 BC-12 BC) Roman statesman, general and architect. Copy from the original preserved in the Louvre Museum, Paris. Claudian Age (41-54 AD). Museum of the Ara Pacis. Rome. Italy.
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William Dyce aged Nineteen, Lawrence Macdonald (Perthshire,Scotland, 1799 - 1878) 1825
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Lysimachus, General of Alexander the Great. Greek Classical statue.
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Head of the emperor Caracalla (211-217). Roman, 215-217 AD. From Rome. Italy. British Museum. London. United Kingdom.
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Trajan (53 AD-117 AD). Was Roman Emperor from 98 AD until his death. Bust. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany.
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Vittoriale of the Blue Bathroom, by Unknown, 20th Century, Unknow. Italy, Lombardy, Gardone Riviera, Brescia, The Vittoriale. Detail. Plaster cast of the head of Palagi necklace.
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Antiochus III the Great (241-187 BC). Hellenistic Greek King and the 6th ruler of the Seleucid Empire. Bust. Roman copy of bronze original, 3rd BC. Louvre Museum. Paris. France.
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. Apostool was the first director of the Koninklijke Museum in Amsterdam, forerunner of the Rijksmuseum. His portrait was sculpted by the royal sculptor Paulus Gabriël, who chose a Classical form whereby Apostools head appears to emerge naturally from a block of stone. This type of portrait, known as a herm, was used mainly for artists and art lovers.
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Upper Part of a Statue of Livia. Unknown
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Statue of George Washington as a Roman by Horatio Greenough, 1840, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC
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Terracotta female head, from Cagliari, Sardinia region, Italy
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Caligula Roman Emperor. Marble statue. ITALY.
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part of a cult statue, 2nd century Buddha head The Amaravati School (1st century BC - 3rd century AD) the limestone sculpture Andhra Pradesh, India (South)
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419. Head of bearded man resembling portraits of Christ NM , Sculpture, Antiquities. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection
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Julius Caesar (100BC-44 BC). Roman politician and general. Roman Republic. Marble bust. Baths of Diocletian (National Roman Museum) Rome. Italy.
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The Colossus of Constantine the Great was a colossal acrolithic statue of the late Roman emperor Constantine the Great. Portions of the Colossus now reside in the Courtyard of the Palazzo dei Conservatori of the Musei Capitolini, on the Capitoline Hill, above the west end of the Forum. Zusammenstellung der Ueberreste der Statue Konstantins des Grossen im Konservatorenpalast in den Kapitolinischen Museen. Die Kolossalstatue Konstantins des Grossen war eine zwoelf Meter hohe Statue aus Marmor
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Male portrait, possibly of Roman general Sulla
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Archaic head of kore or young man in terracotta, 480 b.C. from tomb at Verghina. Museum: Kilkis Museum.
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Caligula (Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus) (12-41). Roman Emperor. Bust. Dated between 30-40 AD. Roman-Germanic Museum. Cologne. Germany.
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Brescia, Italien - 09.10.2023 - Minerva Statue auf der Piazza del Duomo Brescia, Italien - 09.10.2023 - Minerva Statue auf der Piazza del Duomo
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In Greek mythology, Athena is the goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, strength, strategy, female arts, crafts, justice, and skill
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Unidentified portrait. Modern bust by the Italian sculptor Guglielmo della Porta (c. 1500-1577). Guglielmo della Porta. National Archaeological Museum. Naples. Italy.
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Sculpture of female head with curly hair at an archaeological museum; Corinth, Greece
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Lucius Verus (130-169 AD). Caesar Lucius Aurelius Verus, Emperor ( 161-169 AD). Portrait in marble, C. 138 AD. Licinian tomb in Rome.
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Fragments of the Constantine Statue, Palazzo Dei Conservatori, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe
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Funerary altar dedicated by Tiberius Claudius Suavis to this daugther Minucia Suavis, wife of Publiusa Sextilius Campanus. Died at the age of 14 years, 8 months and 23 days. 1st century. Rome. National Roman Museum. Baths of Diocletian. Rome. Italy.
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Head of Apollo, front and side views, Specimens of antient sculpture, Howard, Henry, 1769-1847, Knight, Richard Payne, 1750-1824, Skelton, William, 1763-1848, Engraving, 1809, Marble. Heroic size. Townleian.--caption on plate.
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LUCIO AURELIO VERO AUGUSTO (Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus). Emperador romano (161-169), hijo de L. Ceionio Cómodo y adoptado por el emperador Antonio Pio (138), a la muerte del cual fue asociado al poder por Marco Aurelio. BUSTO DE LUCIUS VERUS Museo Arqueológico de Olimpia. Provincia de Ilía. Región del Peloponeso. Grecia.
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Diebitsch Carl von (1819-1869), bust, Rome. () (Without Dat.): View [Davids Canova, bust. Coal and chalk on paper, 39.9 x 34.2 cm (including scan edges) Diebitsch Carl von (1819-1869): Büste, Rom ()
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Marble statue of Mars, from Mohamara Sidi-Bich
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Abruzzo Pescara Penne Palazzo Vescovile, Museo20. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Architecture; architectural sculpture (detatched); sculpture. Post-medieval: Sculpture, painting, architectural sculpture (detached), altar cloth: objects from Penne and Loreto Apruntino. 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.
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Hadrian: Publius Aelius Hadrianus (76-138) Roman emperor from 117. Founder of Adrianopolis. Portrait bust.
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'Portrait of Nicholas I'. Italy, 1846. Dimensions: h. 92 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.
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Trajan (53-117). Roman emperor (98-117). Bust. Marble. 2th century. Vatican Museums. City of the Vatican.
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Trajan (53-117). Roman emperor (98-117). Bust. Marble. 2th century. Vatican Museums. City of the Vatican.
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Statue head of greek sculpture hand drawn engraving style sketch. Vector illustration. Image for print, tattoo, and your design.
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Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) Roman orator and statesman. Portrait bust
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Bust of Gaius Sallustius Crispus (86-35 BC) a Roman historian, politician, and novus homo from a provincial plebeian family.
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Mperor Julius Caesar, bronze statue, Via dei Fori Imperiali, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Rome, Europe
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Game - Backgammon Draught - 1 of Set, in Original Cases, 1600-1700. Pinto Collection - Purchased from Edward H Pinto, 1965.. Made in Eger, Bohemia (Southern Germany). This backgammon games piece is one of a set of 28 games pieces which were made in the town of Eger in southern Germany in the 17th century. The turner has used sycamore, which has been stained black. Another specialized woodworker then built up the portrait of the Roman Emperor Augustus from pieces of wood which were glued together and then carved to make a relief marquetry known as Eger work.
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Kms 5819 Unknown (-1836), sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1836
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Head of Medusa, Medusa medallion, relief, New Forum, Severan Forum of Septimus Severus, Leptis Magna, Libya, North Africa, Africa
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Charioteer of Delphi, detail, Greek Art, Greece, Delphi, Archeological Museum
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Bust of Maximilien-Emmanuel of Bavaria by Guillaume Kerricx, 1694. Maximilian II (11 July 1662 - 26 February 1726), also known as Max Emanuel or Maximilian Emanuel, was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and a Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire. He was also the last governor of the Spanish Netherlands and duke of Luxembourg. An able soldier, his ambition led to conflicts that limited his ultimate dynastic achievements.
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Akhenaton 1350 BC Egyptian Art Sculpture Staatliche Museen, Berlin, Germany
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Caligua (Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus). (12-41 AD). 3rd roman emperor. Julio-Claudian dynasty. Portrait head for Caligula. Modern reconstruction. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Child 15th-16th century Probably by Pierino da Vinci. Child 195458
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Anonymous (n. - d.), Louis XIV (young) (main title). Copper alloy. Clear patina, probably stripped and varnished. Small brazed ring with a tin. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.
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Roman era. Funerary relief of married couple. The woman with "Obis comarum" hairstyle. Imperial era. Vatican Museums.
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Marble statue of Hermese, Messenger of the gods, 1880, woodcut, Greece, Europe
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Die Venus von Milo, auch Aphrodite von Melos, eine halbnackte Statue der Göttin Aphrodite, Teil der antiken Marmorstatue im Louvre in Paris, digitale ...
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Statue of the 1st Roman Emperor Augustus at the archway Porte d'Auguste, gate, monument, first, ruler, sculpture, gesture, arm, high, victor, Nimes, Gard, Provence, France, Europe
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Josephine Bonaparte (née Tascher de la Pagerie), first wife of Napoleon I 19th century Medalist: Pierre Jean David d'Angers French Pierre-Jean David dAngers was the most prolific and one of the most important French sculptors of the first half of the nineteenth century. Throughout his almost fifty-year career (1819-1856) David remained true to his conviction that sculptural monuments dedicated to the achievements of great men and women most permanently and vividly express the greatness of a people. He continuously sought commissions for monuments portraying historical and contemporary figures whom he admired in order to commit their contributions to posterity. His most famous public commission, the figurative pediment of the Pantheon in Paris (1830-1837), which commemorates great men and was dedicated by a grateful nation, exemplifies these life-long principles. David dAngers extended his definition of public monuments to include portrait medallions. In the 1820s he dedicated himself
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Antique marble busts, Museo Palatino, Palatino, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe
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Daniel Webster 1860-68; carved 1868 Thomas Ball American During his successful career as a sculptor, Ball executed several portraits of Massachusetts senator Daniel Webster (1782-1852), a man he greatly admired. For this bust Ball recorded what he described as the renowned orators “godlike” head, including the expansive forehead, furrowed brow, downturned mouth, and large eyes. This heroic-size marble was carved in 1868 in Florence, Italy, where Ball lived for more than thirty years.. Daniel Webster 10099
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Jean-Pierre Dantan (1800-1869) said Dantan the young. Bust of Jacques Lordat (1773-1870), French doctor. Terracotta. Signed and dated below in Senestre. "Dantan I 1846". Paris, Carnavalet museum. I am Jacques Lordat. Coll nu. Curat french Bust, bust, date below, French doctor, French doctor, sign, terraotta, terracotta