Heroic Head
Bust
late 19th century (made)
late 19th century (made)
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This head is based on the original from the Antique, which is in the British Museum. It was found in Ostia in ca. 1795, and came to the British Museum in 1856 via the collection of Samuel Rogers. The head is a Roman copy of a late classical or early Hellenistic original, and probably depicts Hermes. A similar head can be found on the statue of the sandal-binding Hermes by Lysippus, now in the Louvre (Louvre MA 83).
Object details
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Title | Heroic Head (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Plaster cast |
Brief description | Bust, plaster cast, A Heroic Head, probably Hermes, after the antique, by D. Brucciani, English, 19th century |
Physical description | The head and neck are shown, the head turned to the left, with the mouth slightly open. Printed on the back is the name of the artist. On a round socle. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'D. BRUCCIANI' (on the back of bust.) |
Object history | Given by Mrs. T.R.P. Hole, The Oak House, Dorset, in 1987. The original is in the British Museum. |
Production | Anglo-Italian; after the Antique |
Summary | This head is based on the original from the Antique, which is in the British Museum. It was found in Ostia in ca. 1795, and came to the British Museum in 1856 via the collection of Samuel Rogers. The head is a Roman copy of a late classical or early Hellenistic original, and probably depicts Hermes. A similar head can be found on the statue of the sandal-binding Hermes by Lysippus, now in the Louvre (Louvre MA 83). |
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Accession number | A.3-1987 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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