Ancient Sculptures and Busts

Stone and clay busts portraying figures from antiquity, focusing on hairstyles and facial features, showcasing classical artistry.

Roman woman. Bust. Hairstyle. 1st cent. AD.

Cinerary Urn Lid with a Reclining Man. Unknown

Alexander the Great (Alexander III of Macedon) Portrait bust. Pella Museum

Terracotta head and torso of a woman late 5th-early 4th century B.C. Greek, Attic Terracotta figures such as this have traditionally been called dolls. Small-scale representations of human figures, mostly women, exist in a great variety of forms; they may have movable limbs, their limbs may be truncated as here, and they may have any number of attributes. Their role, therefore, certainly extended beyond child's play to rituals, the theater, and certainly the grave.. Terracotta head and torso of a woman 252515 Greek, Attic, Terracotta head and torso of a woman, late 5thearly 4th century B.C., Terracotta , H. 4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Fletcher Fund, 1926 (26.60.49)

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

Aphrodite, known as Psyche. Statue. Marble. Roman copy of the Hadrian period. From the summa cavea of the amphitheatre of Campania in Santa Maria Capua Vetere. National Archaeological Museum. Naples. Italy.

Top of a marble funerary relief with portrait busts of a young man and an elderly woman ca. A.D. 138-141 Roman Although it is broken below, enough of this relief is preserved to show that the man wears a cloak, perhaps a lacerna, and the woman wears what is probably a palla. The shared features of the pair suggest that they are son and mother. The woman's hairstyle is close to that worn by Faustina the Elder, the wife of the emperor Antoninus Pius.. Top of a marble funerary relief with portrait busts of a young man and an elderly woman. Roman. ca. A.D. 138-141. Marble. Mid-Imperial, Antonine. Stone Sculpture

Abruzzo L'Aquila S. Giuliano (L'Aquila environs) Museo70. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Views of the four collections housed in museum: Roman coins; Pre-Columbian art brought from Central America in 17th century; Greek and Roman sculpture; Egyptian sculpture and minor arts. Museum Roman coins; Greek and Roman sculpture; Egyptian sculpture and minor arts; Pre-Columbian sculpture. 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.

Augustus (61 BC-14 AD). First emperor of the Roman Empire. Marble statue of Augustus of Prima Porta. (1st century). Villa of LIivia, Prima Porta, Italy. Vatican Museums.

Portret Ireny Lorentzowej. Kuna, Henryk (1879-1945), sculptor

Gallienus (218-268 AD). 41st Roman Emperor. Sculpture. Boncompagni Ludovisi collection. Altemps palace. National Roman Museum. Rome. Italy.

Lid of a Phoenician human-shaped sarcophagus. 5th-4th century B.C. Painted Parian marble. From Sidon. Barroco Museum. Rome. Italy.

Console with female head, console building element sculpture sculpture sandstone stone, sculpted Console above wider than worked under the protruding part of the right side.

. Caligula was the third emperor after Julius Caesar. His reputation is far from enviable: he is described as cruel and even insane. Caligula was his nickname; it means a small shoe or boot. It may have referred to the small army boots that were made for himwhen he accompanied his fathers legions as a boy.

Marble bust of Alexandra Demidova by Fedot Shubin. Fedot Ivanovich Shubin (1740-1805) a Russian sculptor.

Decorative detail from the area surrounding Castel Sant'Angelo and the Ponte Sant'Angelo in Rome, Italy. Many decorative sculptural and architectural details adorn the length of the bridge, as well as the area surrounding it and the Castel Sant'Angelo. This image shows a bust of the Roman Emperor Hadrian.

Portrait of Marie de Médicis. Barthélémy Prieur (France). France, probably 1601-1603. Sculpture. Bronze on original brass-inlaid wood socle

Close up of bronze head of Augustus, with glass and alabaster eyes, Hellenistic art, 27-25 b.c.

Roman Egypt. Necropolis of Hermopolis. Mummy mask of a man with beard. 3nd century. Louvre Museum. Paris. France.

George Washington. Artist: Hiram Powers (American, Woodstock, Vermont 1805-1873 Florence). Dimensions: 31 x 23 x 14 in. (78.7 x 58.4 x 35.6 cm). Date: 1838-44, carved after 1844.Powers based this bust of George Washington (1732-1799) on the authoritative portrait the French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon had modeled from life during his visit to America in 1785. The dignified image of the first president became the most successful of Powers's portraits, with at least thirty-six life-size replicas carved. In some of them, the shoulders are covered in contemporary attire, while in others, such as this example, they are enveloped in a toga-like garment, a standard Neoclassical device. In the drape and the unincised eyeballs, Powers sought to link the bust with antique portraiture. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Bust of Pompey. 1st c. Copy from the Claudian period. Roman art. Sculpture on marble. ITALY. VENETO. Venice. Archaeological Museum.

Fragment of a Roman Funerary Statue; Oxyrhynchos, Egypt; second half of 3rd century; Limestone and polychromy; 28 cm (11 in.)

Terracotta relief with the head of a woman mid-5th century B.C. Greek, Corinthian Holes for suspension. Long narrow face, large eyes with little detail; full lips, slightly smiling. Hair is waved in two looped strands from central part; low stephane, ears not rendered.. Terracotta relief with the head of a woman 255096 Greek, Corinthian, Terracotta relief with the head of a woman, mid-5th century B.C., Terracotta , H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Purchase, Mrs. Helen H. Mertens Gift, 1961 (61.11.5)

Jean-Pierre Dantan (1800-1869), said Dantan the young. Unknown mask. Terracotta and plaster. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Mask, plaster, terracotta

Bronze handle attachment in the form of a mask 1st century B.C-1st century A.D. Greek or Roman Despite all the change and innovation in Hellenistic iconography, there was also continuity. The three masks in this case demonstrate the tendency to perpetuate, if not to revive, styles going back to the Classical and even to the Archaic period, a tendency that gained impetus from the second century B.C. on, as Greek artists were being called upon to cater to the demands of the Roman art market. Images related to Dionysos, Greek god of intoxication and ecstasy, were well suited to the luxurious and hedonistic life that wealthy Romans led in their villas. These handle attachments were for wine buckets. The wreath of ivy leaves and the fillet crossing the forehead are associated exclusively with the god of wine and his followers. The mask brings to mind Archaic images of Dionysos, who until the fifth century B.C. was always shown with long hair and a beard. But the pointed, equine ears on thes

Leaf mask on the north-western crossing pillar, St., Sankt, Saint

Bronze box mirror 2nd quarter of the 4th century B.C. Greek In relief, head of womanThe box mirror came into use toward the end of the fifth century B.C. The protective cover can be lifted by the ring below the relief to reveal the mirror, a cast-bronze disk with a highly polished surface. The relief on the cover was hammered separately and applied.. Bronze box mirror. Greek. 2nd quarter of the 4th century B.C.. Bronze. Late Classical. Bronzes

Terracotta head of a man 4th century B.C. Greek, South Italian, Tarentine The head originally belonged to a relief of a reclining banqueter.. Terracotta head of a man. Greek, South Italian, Tarentine. 4th century B.C.. Terracotta. Classical. Terracottas

Testa muliebre - Museo di Palestrina , Antiquities, Sculpture. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

ESCULTURA DEL EMPERADOR TRAJANO-98/117 DC-ARTE ROMANO-PROCEDENTE DE LAS RUINAS DE BAELO CLAUDIA. Location: MUSEO DE CADIZ-ARQUEOLOGIA. Cadiz. SPAIN.

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

Israel, Negev, Mamshit (old town along incense caravan route), frescos of Nabatu house

Augustus Artist Unknown Sculpture

Marble sarcophagus with Medusa head from Roman period displayed in Antalya Archaeological Museum

Fragment of a Fresco with a Female Bust. Unknown 1st century A.D.

Vespasian (9-79 AD). Roman emperor from 69-79 AD. Flavian dynasty. Bust from Carthage, Tunisia, about 70-80 AD. British Museum. London. Uk.

HEAD OF RELIGIOUS TONSURE IN THE FACE EMACIE, WORKING THE HAIRS TO ECUEL Anonymous. Head of religious tonsured with an emaciated face, carrying the hairstyle to the bowl. Pierre.

Two portrait busts of Emperor Domitian and Emperor Tiberius, Reinier van Persijn, 1640 print Two Roman portrait busts of Emperor Domitian and Emperor Tiberius. In the middle the coat of arms of Vincenzo Giustiniani. Print from a publication with reproduction prints to the sculptures in the collection in the Galleria Giustiniani in Rome. Rome paper engraving piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture

Perseus and Andromeda, by Unknown artist, 50 - 79, 1st Century, painted plaster, fresco (mural). Italy: Campania: Naples: National Archaeological Museum: inv. 8998. Detail. Wall decoration face woman Andromeda Nereid

Egyptian painted plaster cartonnage mask of a man, Roman period AD 100-170, British museum, London, England, Great Britain.

Drusus the Elder (38 Bc-9 Bc). Roman politician and military commander. Son of Livia Drusilla. Bust. Marble, 20-27. From Rome. National Archaeological Museum, Madrid. Spain.

Vespasian (9-79). Roman Emperor. Founder of the Flavian dynasty. Colossal Head. Marble. From National Archaeological Museum (Naples). Temporary exhibition, Vespasian. The two-thousandth anniversary of the Flavian Dynasty. Roman Forum. Rome. Italy.

Group of women's heads. Kerch Historical and Archaeological Museum. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Ukraine.

Roman antefix. Vertical block which terminates the covering tiles of the roof. 1st century AD. Veiled female bust with chiton (low cut dres), hairstyle with braids and two earrings. Spain. National Archaeological Museum. Tarragona. Catalonia, Spain.

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Augusto (63 a. C. -14). Emperador romano de la Dinastía Julio-Claudia. Talla en mármol con el retrato del emperador de perfil con corona radiada e ínfulas. Obra de Pietro Urbano (siglo XVI). Procede de la antigua Casa Mai-Pinós, Plaza Cucurulla, Barcelona. Museo Nacional de Arte de Cataluña (MNAC). Barcelona. Cataluña. España.

Goldsmith's art, Italy, 16th century. Antonio Gentili da Faenza (1519-1609), Bust of Tiberius in turquoise paste, gold, oriental agate. Height 21 cm.

'Double Portrait'. Ancient Rome, Second half of the 1st century BC. Dimensions: 100x63,5 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

Constantine. Roman Emperor. Marble statue. ITALY.

Anubis im Vatikanischen Museum The Vatican Museums Musei Vaticani in Italian primarily house the papal art collections and are located on the territory of Vatican City. The collection is one of the most important and largest in the world and includes the areas of orien-t Copyright: xZoonar.com/THOMASxRIESSx 22963457

Terracotta relief plaque with head of Medusa 2nd century B.C. Greek Slightly chipped. A good deal of blue pigment remains on the throat, and a little above head.. Terracotta relief plaque with head of Medusa 246741

Bust of Agrippa Artist Unknown

Spain, Madrid, Archeological Museum, Mosaic with Genius of the Year

bare-breasted female stone bust with nose broken off

Portrait of a Lady, "Giovanna Albizzi". Dated: c. 1860. Dimensions: overall: 53 x 54 x 30.8 cm (20 7/8 x 21 1/4 x 12 1/8 in.). Medium: gesso and polychrome over wood and mixed media. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Giovanni Bastianini.

Head of young boy. 3rd BC. Etruscan art. Sculpture on bronze. ITALY. TUSCANY. Florence. National Museum of Archaeology.

Italy, Lombardy, Milan, the Museo del Risorgimento, Napoleon's statue

Ancient Egyptian, Mummy mask. Plaster. Roman Period (1st and 2nd century AD). Along with Fayum portraits, this type of gypsum mask entails the most significant change in the depiction of human faces during the Greco-Roman Period.

Bust of a man, Eugène Lacomblé, 1800 - 1900 clay clay

Glass portrait head of a woman 1st half of 2nd century A.D. Roman Semi-opaque streaky blue.Hollow block pressed into an open mold with irregular tooling marks on inside and ground flat edges around top of head.Shaped by mold and then details added by carving: long flowing headdress in two folds above hair, falling onto shoulder; hair parted at the center and arranged in flowing locks to either side; arched brows; well-defined eyes with eyelids and upward-looking pupils; straight nose with flaring nostrils; small mouth with pursed lips; small chin; part of dress visible on proper right collar.Broken across bottom and up proper left side; pinprick and some larger bubbles; pitting of surface bubbles and patches of creamy brown weathering.This portrait, in glass imitating rare and valuable lapis lazuli, was made by pressing the glass into an open mold. It probably represents the goddess Juno (Greek Hera), the consort of Jupiter Capitolinus, and must have been set up in either a public temp

Portrait Head of a Female Figure on an 18th Century Bust; Roman Empire; head third quarter of 2nd century; bust 18th century; Marble; 66 cm (26 in.)

RELIEVE EN MARMOL DE UN ROSTRO FEMENINO - SIGLO XVI - RENACIMIENTO ITALIANO. Author: FRANCISCO CAMILANI (SIGLO XVI). Location: PALACIO DE SOTOFERMOSO. ABADIA. CACERES. SPAIN.

Wagenlenker von Delphi Die berühmte Statue des Wagenlenker von Delphi im Archäologischen Museumi, Weltkulturerbe der UNESCO in Delphi, Griechenland The Charioteer of Delphi, Delphi Museum, UNESCO World Heritage Site in Delphi, Greece *** Charioteer of Delphi The famous statue of the Charioteer of Delphi in the Archaeological Museumi, UNESCO World Heritage Site in Delphi, Greece The Charioteer of Delphi, Delphi Museum, UNESCO World Heritage Site in Delphi, Greece

Lower Mesopotamia, Iraq, Head of a King of the Ur, third dynasty, circa 2100-2000 B.C., from Uruk, limestone

Portrait of a man and woman from an unidentified house in Pompeii. Chromolithograph by Victor Steeger after an illustration by Geremia Discanno from Emile Presuhns Les Plus Belles Peintures de Pompei (The Most Beautiful Paintings of Pompeii), Leipzig, 1881.

Ex voto Gallo Roman Museum of Senlis, vintage engraving. Ex voto Gallo Roman Museum of Senlis, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1876. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10679835

Vespasian marble bust. Museum: Capitoline Museum, Roma, ITALIA.

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Roman period. Funerary portrait. 30 BC-395 AD. Encaustic on limewood. Faiyum, Hawara, Egypt. British Museum. London. UK.

Head of Emperor Augustus, part of a monumental marble sculpture, glyptotheque in the background, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Lothair I (795-855), also known as Lothar I, was the eldest son of Emperor Louis the Pious and grew up in the court of his grandfather, Emperor Charlemagne. When Louis became sole emperor in 814, he sent Lothair to govern Bavaria in 815. Lothair was crowned as co-emperor and declared as principal heir in 817, and would be overlord to his younger brothers, Pippin of Aquitaine and Louis the German, as well as his cousin Bernard of Italy. When his father died in 840, Lothair ignored all previous plans for partitioning and claimed the whole of the Holy Roman Empire for himself, leading to another civil war which lasted around three years.

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