Title

Head of Persephone, 2nd century. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Head of Persephone, 2nd century. Roman, after a Greek original of the 4th century BC. In Greek Mythology Persephone was the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. She was abducted by Hades, the king of the underworld, to be his queen. Her Roman equivalent was Proserpina. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg.

Date

100th century

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Art Collector

Reference

HRM19E66_328

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,7Mb (1,8Mb) / 14,8in x 13,3in / 4436 x 3996 (300dpi)

Keywords

Italy face head religious stone arts country Rome religion body statue sculpture art headdress color colour Greek Greece deity God Roman location century mythology roman mythology head and shoulders goddess headgear Ancient Greece Greek mythology Ancient Greek 2nd century 4th century BC Persephone TGN the body underworld Proserpina portrait Unknown marble Kore The Art Collector marble portrait