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Idealized Head

50 BCE–100 CE

Italy, Roman

Medium
dolomite
Measurements
Overall: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Leonard C. Hanna 1924.125
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Location
103 Roman
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This head could represent a woman or goddess, or a youthful god such as Apollo.

Description

This head combines an idealizing style with the serene expression that was characteristic of early Classical sculpture in Greece. Though copies of Greek masterpieces were popular in Rome during the late Republic and early empire, Romans also created many new sculptures that emulated the Classical style, which they felt conveyed a sense of the divine. This statue was probably one such piece, borrowing iconographically and stylistically from various Greek examples.

Idealized Head

50 BCE–100 CE

Italy, Roman

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