Marble bust of Homer

Classification

portrait ; sculpture / statue ; bust

Culture

Roman

Dimensions

height: 57.15 cm

Date

2nd century A.D.

Period

2nd–3rd century A.D.

Material

marble

Iconography

Homer

Findspot

Baiae

Present location

London, British Museum, Department of Greece and Rome

Inventory

1805,0703.85

ID

Per-2582

References

Richter 1965, vol. 1, 51, figs. 88–90

Year of discovery

1780

See the object on the website of the British Museum.

Trails

THE TROJAN EPIC CYCLE

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This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.