Sujet

Roman Head of a Male Deity, Perhaps Aristaeus, 2nd century. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Roman Head of a Male Deity, Perhaps Aristaeus, 2nd century. Aristaeus was the son of the god Apollo and Cyrene. This head, from a colossal statue, portrays the god with a rather bland face surrounded by tousled asymmetrical curls, which are given dramatic life by being carved in high relief. On Aristaeus's head is a mural crown, a round flat-topped headdress with four vertical raised strips, perhaps intended to represent the defensive towers of the city walls. The enormous statue could have stood in a temple in Cyrene dedicated to Aristaeus.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM26A09_350

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

51.6Mo (3.0Mo) / 30.8cm x 42.0cm / 3635 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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