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Marble statue roman woman.
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Copy or adaptation of a hellenistic statue of the 2nd century b c.
Portraits or busts and marble copies of greek bronzes.
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A portrait head was probably fitted into the hollow prepared at the neck.
This roman copy captures much of the variety and subtlety of the original work.
During the republican era artists carved realistic portraits of people including political leaders military officials and historians from the chest or neck up known as busts these life sized works are celebrated for their impressively.
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The roman copy could have decorated a garden.
Marble statue of an old woman part 2 supported by bloomberg philanthropies.
Woman and swan bronze statue on marble base sculpture est.
1 000 sep 18 this is bronze sculpture is of leda and the swan which is a motif from greek mythology in which zeus came to leda in the form of a swan.
The study of roman sculpture is complicated by its relation to greek sculpture many examples of even the most famous greek sculptures such as the apollo belvedere and barberini faun are known only from roman imperial or hellenistic copies.
Ancient roman sculptors are predominantly known for two types of marble sculptures.
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Greek roman female statues.