Caption

Double herm with heads of Apollo, unknown Roman workshop; herms; Apollo myth.; Roman sculpture, Antonine period 138–192; Roman Empire 27 BC–476; sculpture; height 67 cm, width 27 cm, depth 24 cm, weight 85.5 kg, The image shows a weathered stone sculpture of two human heads back-to-back atop a shared vertical block, with a rough textured surface and visible erosion. The heads have curly hair carved along the center where they meet, and both faces are shown in profile facing opposite directions. The stone displays a range of beige, tan, off-white, light brown, and gray tones, with darker gray shadows in crevices and lighter creamy areas on raised surfaces. The background is a smooth mid-gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A00_427

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54.3Mb (2.9Mb) / 10.6in x 20.0in / 3165 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double herm heads Apollo unknown Roman workshop herms Apollo myth Roman sculpture Antonine period 138–192 Roman Empire 27 BC–476 sculpture height 67 cm width 27 cm depth 24 cm weight 85.5 kg image weathered stone two human heads back- -back atop shared vertical block rough textured surface visible erosion curly hair carved center meet faces shown profile facing opposite directions stone displays range beige tan off-white light brown gray tones darker gray shadows crevices lighter creamy areas raised surfaces background smooth mid-gray.