UK_626 Marble portrait of an unidentified Hellenistic ruler
Marble portrait of an unidentified Hellenistic ruler
Roman copy of the 2nd century AD from a lost Hellenistic original, probably of the 2nd century BC
Although the person here represented cannot be identified with certainty, the treatment of the hair in thick, coarse locks, the side-burns and look of fierce determination are typical of some Hellenistic ruler portraits. (The nose and bust are restored.)
Bequeathed by Richard Payne Knight
GR 1824.2-1.4 (Sculpture 1861)
British Museum
UK_626 Marble portrait of an unidentified Hellenistic ruler
Marble portrait of an unidentified Hellenistic ruler
Roman copy of the 2nd century AD from a lost Hellenistic original, probably of the 2nd century BC
Although the person here represented cannot be identified with certainty, the treatment of the hair in thick, coarse locks, the side-burns and look of fierce determination are typical of some Hellenistic ruler portraits. (The nose and bust are restored.)
Bequeathed by Richard Payne Knight
GR 1824.2-1.4 (Sculpture 1861)
British Museum