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, A weathered stone sculpture of a human figure seen from the front, carved as a bust and torso on a rectangular base, with long wavy hair falling to the shoulders and a rounded face with softened features; the figure wears a draped garment displaying a group of layered folds cascading down the chest and torso; the surface shows rough, pitted texture and areas of erosion. The visible colors are various shades of beige, light brown, gray, and off-white, with darker gray shadows in the drapery folds and subtle brownish discolorations across the stone.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A00_429

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.1Mb (2.9Mb) / 10.3in x 20.0in / 3091 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 weathered stone sculpture human figure front carved bust torso rectangular base long wavy hair falling shoulders rounded face softened features figure wears draped garment displaying group layered folds cascading down chest surface rough pitted texture areas erosion visible colors various shades beige light brown gray off-white darker gray shadows drapery folds subtle brownish discolorations across stone.