Ancient Sculptures and Busts

A collection of ancient marble and terracotta busts depicting historical figures and deities, showcasing intricate hairstyles and classical features.

Head of a Woman; Greece; about 320 B.C; Marble; 30.5 × 18.2 × 23 cm (12 × 7 3,16 × 9 1,16 in.)

Alexander the Great (356-323 BC). King of Macedonia. Portrait. Marble, roman copy of a Greek original (3rd century BC). Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen, Denmark.

Head of Hermes. Probably a bigger part of a slab with face in high relief. 2nd century AD. From Serdica. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria.

Kybele. Italy. 1st century AD. Marble. The hairstyle is that worn in the 5th century BC. The head is thought to imitate a statue of the mother of the gods, which stood in a temple on the Agora in Athens. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen, Denmark.

Head of a Youth

Head of a Woman; Greece; about 320 B.C; Marble; 30.5 × 18.2 × 23 cm (12 × 7 3,16 × 9 1,16 in.)

Alexander the Great (356 -323 BC). King of Macedonia. Marble bust from Alexandria, copy of a portrait of Lisipo sculpture ca. 330 BC.

Alexander the Great (Alexander III of Macedon), 356-323 BC. Contemporary Greek bust showing Alexander as a youth

Head of Peplophoros, by Unknown artist, 2nd Century, marble, full relief. Italy: Campania: Naples: National Archaeological Museum. Whole artwork. Statue face young woman parting

'Head of Artemis'. Roman copy of the Greek original of the 4th century BC. Ancient Rome, 1st century. Dimensions: 51 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Marble head of an athlete. Culture: Roman. Dimensions: H. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm). Date: ca. A.D. 138-192.Copy of a Greek bronze statue of ca. 450-425 B.C.This head of a youth wearing a fillet (band) must have belonged to the statue of a victorious athlete. He probably rested one arm lightly on his head; the remains of a rectangular support can still be seen among his curls. Roman copies often conformed to contemporary taste, and the contrast between polished flesh and deeply drilled hair on this head would have held special appeal for clients in the second century A.D. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Marble head of a youth from a relief late 4th century B.C. Greek This head probably was part of a large, elaborate grave monument. The strongly projecting forehead and deep-set eyes, which give an intense expression to the face, are similar in style to works that have been associated with Skopas, a famous sculptor of the fourth century B.C.. Marble head of a youth from a relief 248476

Athena Parthenos. Bust of Greek goddes Athena. Roman copy of a Greek work by Phidias (438 BC). Museum of Louvre. Paris. France.

Demetrius I of Macedon (ca.337-283 BC). King of Macedon. Bust. Marble. Roman copy of the 1st century AD after a greek original of the 3rd century BC. Rectangular peristyle. Villa of the Papyri, Herculaneum. National Archaeological Museum. Naples. Italy.

Agrippina the Elder (14 BC-33). Roman noblewoman, granddaughter of Augustus. Wife of General Germanicus and mother of Emperor Caligula. Bust of Agrippina as hellenistic deity but with fashionable hairstyle. Marble. Early of the Roman Empire. Roman-Germanic Museum. Cologne. Germany.

Marble Head of a Deity wearing a Dioysiac Fillet, Roman copy, Greek Original, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manhattan, New York City, USA, North America

Portrait Head of Caligula; Unknown; Asia Minor; about 40; Marble; Object: H: 43 x W: 21.5 x D: 25 cm (16 15/16 x 8 7/16 x 9 13/16 in.)

Bronze portrait head of the emperor Gaius (Caligula). Culture: Roman. Dimensions: H. 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm). Date: ca. A.D. 37-41.Gaius, more commonly known by his ancient nickname Caligula (Little Boots), was the first emperor to be assassinated. His uncle and successor, Claudius, had his statues and portraits removed from public view. Many were reworked as portraits of Augustus or of Claudius. It also seems that smaller, personal images of Caligula were deliberately thrown away after his murder; several have been recovered from the River Tiber in Rome. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Head from a statue of devout man. Limestone. Sculpted in Cyprus about 1st century BC. From the Sanctuary of Apollo at Idalion. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom.

Gypsy. Portrait of a young Roman woman, with a fringe of long strands ending in curved sideburns on the cheek, hairstyle that has earned her the nickname of La Gitanilla. Funerary use, 1st century AD. Unknown origin. National Museum of Roman Art. Merida, province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain.

CABEZA. Location: MUSEO DE LA ACROPOLIS. ATHENS. GREECE.

Marcus Antonius (83-30 BC). Roman politician and general. Roman Republic. Bust. Marble. 42-31 BC. National Archaeological Museum, Madrid. Spain.

Minerva Pacifica, Lady of Calahorra, marble, 2nd century AD, La Clínica, Museum of Romanization, Calahorra, La Rioja, Spain, Europe.

A barbaric or portrait of the young Alexander the Great; IV/V century (391-00-00-410-00-00);Collection of ancient art, scenes.gal.lec.

Marble bust of a Roman empress, probably Agrippina the Younger, about AD 40-55. Agrippina (AD15-59) was famed for her beauty. She married the emperor Claudius (ruled AD 41-55) and was mother of the future emperor Nero by her first husband, Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus.

Alexander III the Great (356-323 B.C.). King of Macedonia (336 to 323 B.C.). Son of Philip II and Princess epirota Olympia. Roman bust. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark.

Portrait Bust of a Woman, possibly Octavia Minor; Unknown; Italy, Europe; 20 - 10 B.C.; Marble; Object: H: 54 x W: 30.5 x D: 20.4 cm (21 1/4 x 12 x 8 1/16 in.)

Statue of Eros, 2nd century. Artist: Unknown

Augustus (63 BC-14 AD). First roman emperor. Bust. Marble. From Pergamum (Bergama). 1st century AD. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey.

Portrait Bust of a Roman Adolescent; Italy; 170 - 190; Marble; 41 cm (16 1,8 in.)

Seleucus I (c358-280 BC), Nicator, Macedonian general under Alexander the Great. Bust

Terracotta votive head, of a man with short hair, and a wart on his lip. Etruscan, about 300-200 BC

Bust of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa. Roman general and politician, Octavian Augustus collaborator. He was responsible for many of the military successes of Octavian, among which the naval victory of the Battle of Actium against Antony and Cleopatra VII of Egypt. Located during the excavations of the "Tower of the Inscriptions" in Butrint in the 1980s. Dated in the last quarter of I century b.C. Ruins of Butrint Museum. Republic of Albania.

Head of a Satyr worked for insertion into a Statue; Roman Empire; 2nd century; Marble; 42 × 22 × 23 cm (16 9,16 × 8 11,16 × 9 1,16 in.)

Herodes Atticus (101-177 AD). Greek aristocrat and sophist who served as a Roman Senator. Head from Alexandria, Egypt. British Museum. London. Uk.

Empress Agrippina Minor (15-59 AD). Called Agrippinilla. Wife of Claudius. Bust. Emerita Augusta, Spain. Second half the 1st century. National Archaeological Museum, Madrid. Spain.

'Head of a Youth (fragment of a statuette)'. Kition or Golgos, Idalion. Cyprus, Circa 310-circa 30 BC. Dimensions: h. 18,5 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Alexander the Great (356-323 BC). King of Macedon. Head in marble. First half of the 2nd century. From Pergamon. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey.

BUSTO DEL EMPERADOR AUGUSTO-63 AC/14 DC- ESCULTURA ROMANA - 27 AC/14 DC. Location: MUSEO CAPITOLINO. Rome. ITALIA. EMPERADOR AUGUSTO. CESAR AUGUSTO OCTAVIO. JULIO CESAR EMPERADOR.

Head from a statue of a devout man with laurel wreath. Limestone. Sculpted in Cyprus between 270-200 BC. From the Sanctuary of Apollo at Idalion. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom.

Limestone male head 2nd century A.D.() Roman, Cypriot Figure wearing wreath of flowers.. Limestone male head 242346

Minerva Pacifica, Lady of Calahorra, marble, 2nd century AD, La Clínica, Museum of Romanization, Calahorra, La Rioja, Spain, Europe.

PTOLOMEO II FILADELFO (309/246 AC) REY DE EGIPTO - BUSTO EN BRONCE. Location: NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY. NEAPEL. ITALIA.

Musée de l'Acropole d'Athènes, 689, tête dite blonde vers 460 av. s. chr. , Sculpture, Antiquities. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Marble head of a deity. Culture: Roman. Dimensions: H. 13 5/8 in. (34.5 cm). Date: 1st half of 2nd century A.D..The wreath with pomegranates suggests that this head represents a deity, such as Ceres, who was associated with the generative powers of nature. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Bronze head of Juba II (52 b.C.-23 A.D.), king of Numidia and Mauretania, From Volubilis (Morocco)

Colossal Head of a Divinity (made for insertion into statue). Unknown

Faustina Minor (130-176. Empress consort of the Roman Empire. Wife of Marcus Aurelius. Marble 147-148. National Archaeological Museum, Madrid. Spain.

Marble portrait of the emperor Hadrian (76-138). Roman, Imperial, ca. 150-75. Met. NY. USA.

Fragmentary white marble statue of Attis, Egnazia Apulia Archaeological Park, Apulia, Italy, Europe

'Portrait of the Young Caracalla'. Ancient Rome, late 2nd - early 3rd century. Dimensions: height: 57 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Portrait of Johanna Cornelia Zieenis-watertier with white marble base.

'Bust of a Woman'. Italy, 18th century. Dimensions: height 59 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Ulpia Marciana, sister of Emperor Trajan. 130 Ad. Hadrianic period. Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. USA.

Europe, Italy, Florence. Michelangelo David in Accademia Gallery.

Head of a Matron; Roman Empire; early 2nd century A.D; Italian marble; 28 cm (11 in.)

Cnidus Aphrodite. Marble sculpture. Roman copy of the 4th century BC. Greek original by Praxiteles. From Rome. 2nd century AD. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen, Denmark.

Roman art. Funerary portrait.1st c. AD. Excavations of the Roman walls of Barcino (now Barcelona). City History Museum. Barcelona. Spain.

Female head of Roman sculpture, 1st century BC, in the Roman Villa of Torre Llauder or Can Llauder, Mataró, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Museum: Museo de Mataró, Mataró, Barcelona, Cataluña, España.

Terracotta head of a youth early 3rd century B.C. () Cypriot The head is mold-made and hollow at the neck. It is from a figure of approximately two-thirds life size. The back is handmade and rounded. The head and neck are preserved, with a very small part of the left shoulder. The face is nearly oblong in shape, with a low, wide forehead.. Terracotta head of a youth 240997

Votive main; 4th century BC (301-00-00-400-00-00);

Head of Venus, 1st century, National Archaeological Museum, Villa Cassis Faraone, UNESCO World Heritage Site, important city in the Roman Empire, Aquileia, Friuli, Italy, Aquileia, Friuli, Italy, Europe

Hellenistic workshop / 'Demetrius I Poliorcetes'. 307 a.C. - 300 a.C.. Bronze. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España. Author: TALLER HELENÍSTICO.

female head with headdress, urban area of Huelva, V-III BC, anthropomorphic terracotta figure, post colonial era, Huelva Museum, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain.

Octavia the Youngre (69BC-11BC). Sister of the Emperor Augustus. Fourth wife of Mark Antony. Bus of Octavia Minor. Copy from the original preserved in the Museo Nazionale Romano in Palazzo Massimo, Rome. Age of Augustus (27BC-14AD). Museum of the Ara Pacis. Rome, Italy.

GREEK ART.GREECE. HEAD OF NIKE (II century A.D.). A copy of the Paionios' original dated in V century B.D. Agora Museum. Athens.

Head of Alexander Severus (Arca Caesarea, 208, Mogontiacum, 235), Roman emperor (222-235 A.D.)

Head of a Mourning Female

Statue of Apollo, Roman, 1st century, restored in the 18th century. Artist: Unknown

'Head of a Youth (fragment of a statuette)'. Kition or Golgos, Idalion. Cyprus, Circa 310-circa 30 BC. Dimensions: h. 16 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Antinous Farnese, by Unknown artist, 2nd Century, marble, all rounded. Italy: Campania: Naples: National Archaeological Museum. Detail. Statue face young man naked athlete

Head of Apollo of Timarchides; Rome, Lazio, Italy; A.D. 50-150; Marble; 38 cm (14 15,16 in.)

Minotaur. Roman copy of a Greek original of around 5th C BC attributed to Myron. 1s c. AD. National Roman Museum. Palace Massimo. Rome. Italy.

'Head of the Doryphoros'. Roman copy ater the Greek original of the 450s BC. Ancient Rome, Last quarter of the 1st century BC. Dimensions: h. 26 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Bust of the Roman Emperor Constantine First. Reigned 337-350 AD (oden copy of a Roman bust).

Roman civilization, Marble bust of Emperor Domitian

'Portrait of a Woman'. Italy, Late 18th century. Dimensions: height: 65,0 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Constantine I, The Great (272-337). Roman Emperor. (309-337). Marble. C. 315. Portrait from Rome. Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum. Copenhagen. Denmark.

Funerary relief ca. 150-200 This relief is a type of funerary monument characteristic of the prosperous caravan city of Palmyra during the first three centuries A.D. Reliefs with a representation of the deceased and a short identifying inscription were used to seal burial niches in elaborately decorated communal tombs; those with a half-length or bust format became prevalent sometime after A.D. 65. Shown here is the upper body of a beardless man in high relief who faces directly toward the viewer, dressed in a Greek cloak known as a himation, worn over a chiton, or tunic, and wrapped around the right arm like a sling. The folds of the garment are carved in angular ridges. He holds a small object in his left hand, probably a schedula (book roll), and wears a ring on the little finger. Originally, the background of the relief was probably inscribed in Palmyrene Aramaic with the name and lineage of the deceased, although it is now blank with a rough surface that suggests it may have been

Granite head of Ptolemy VI, 2nd century b.c. (176-145 b.c.)

Gordian III (225-244). Roman Emperor. Bust in bronze probably of Gordian III. Roman-Germanic Museum. Cologne. Germany.

Limestone head of a wreathed youth. Culture: Cypriot. Dimensions: Overall: 5 1/2 x 3 3/8 x 4 3/4 in. (14 x 8.6 x 12.1 cm). Date: 5th century B.C..Head of a youth wearing a wreath with an oval-shaped, smiling face, a long pointed nose, bulging eyeballs with thick eyelids, and low-set eyebrows. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Head of a Man; Asia Minor; 1st century B.C; Bronze; 29.5 × 21.6 × 21.6 cm (11 5,8 × 8 1,2 × 8 1,2 in.)

Caracalla (188-217). Roman emperor from 198-217 AD. Severan Dynasty. Bust. 212-215 AD. National Arhaeological Museum. Naples. Italy.

Marble head of a veiled goddess late 4th or 3rd century B.C. Greek Despite its worn condition, this head radiates with the serenity and power of Late Classical art. The series of holes drilled in the hair probably held a metal diadem or wreath. The goddess Demeter may be represented.. Marble head of a veiled goddess 257623

Bust modelled on the original in marble by Michelangelo by an unknown 19th century artist, Genoa, Italy, Europe

Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa Postumus (12 B.C.-14 A.D.), also known as Agrippa Postumus or Postumus Agrippa. Bust. Greek marble. Palazzo Massimo. National Roman Museum. Rome. Italia.

Portrait Head of Nerva. Unknown

Roman civilization. White marble head of young woman

Head of a Man; Tarentum (Taras), South Italy; 325 - 275 B.C; Terracotta with white slip and polychromy (red); 17.1 × 14.3 cm (6 3,4 × 5 5,8 in.)

The Empress Livia (58BC-29AD) wife of Emperor Augustus, from El Fayum, Egypt. Copy of an original from 27-23 BC. Marble.

Reclining statue, personification of winter. 2nd C. AD. Detail head. Vatican Museums.

Portrait bust of the Roman Emperor Nero as a youth, mid 1st century. Artist: Unknown

Kop of a young woman, Antonio Rossellino (Manner of), c. 1425 - c. 1450 marble (rock) marble (rock)

Constantine the Great Roman Art Sculpture

Marble bust of Ptolemy I Soter (367 BC - 283 BC) ruler of Egypt, part of Alexander the Great's former empire.

Italy,Rome,The Forum,Marble Statue of Head of Agrippina Minor

Bust of Menander; Roman Empire; 100 - 150; Marble; 51.5 × 32 × 22.6 cm (20 1,4 × 12 5,8 × 8 7,8 in.)

Marble portrait bust of a boy ca. A.D. 35-50 Roman The reduced scale of this bust and the carefully combed hair, with bangs parted in the center, are features that suggest a date toward the middle of the first century A.D.. Marble portrait bust of a boy. Roman. ca. A.D. 35-50. Marble. Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian. Stone Sculpture

Relief head of the Emperor Augustus (). The life-size head of the adolescent Augustus in almost full-plastic relief is a portrait of high quality. He originally belonged to a multi-figure high relief. On the first glance, how a classic ideal ideal head acting, it is nevertheless around the portrait of a member of the Iulisch-Claudic Kaiserhaus in a version embossed by Greek style features. The realistic portraits of the late Roman Republic contributed to Irger Augustus idealized facial features, which are decisive in ideal statues of the Greek classic of the 5th century BC. Oriented. The typical hair assembly above the forehead leaves no doubts about an assignment to the Iulisch-Claudic Dynasty, even if a final designation is still proposed - have been proposed so far Augustus, Gaius Caesar, Drusus Minor and Germanicus.

Roman bust of an Hellenistic ruler. Marble. Rectangular peristyle. Villa of the Papyri, Herculaneum. National Archaeological Museum. Naples. Italy.

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