Caption

Double herm with heads of Apollo, unknown Roman workshop; herms; Apollo myth.; Roman sculpture, 138–192 Antonine period, 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 a draped figure with a carved head and torso; the figure has wavy hair and a calm facial expression with closed or empty eyes, and the drapery falls in layered folds over the chest and down the front. The sculpture surface is rough and worn with visible chips and erosion, and there is a block-like extension at the back suggesting the figure remains attached to a larger stone. The colors visible are shades of beige, tan, light brown, gray, and off-white, with darker gray areas where the stone is more recessed or stained.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A00_428

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54.3Mb (2.6Mb) / 10.6in x 20.0in / 3165 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Double herm heads Apollo unknown Roman workshop herms Apollo myth Roman sculpture 138–192 Antonine period Roman Empire 27 BC–476 sculpture height 67 cm width 27 cm depth 24 cm weight 85.5 kg image weathered stone draped figure carved head torso figure wavy hair calm facial expression closed empty eyes drapery falls layered folds chest down front sculpture surface rough worn visible chips erosion block- extension back suggesting remains attached larger stone colors visible shades beige tan light brown gray off-white darker gray areas recessed stained.