Head of a Monumental Statue: Dea Roma(?)
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HERACLES HERM (THE HOPE HERACLES TYPE)

Head of a youth

Classification
sculpture / statue; statue
Culture
Roman
Dimensions
height: 29 cm
Period
Antonine Period (138–192)
Material
marble analysis; Pentelic marble
Iconography
youth; male head; ribbon
Present location
Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities
Provenance
Arndt, Paul (1865–1937)
Inventory
4713
ID
Hyp-4024
References
Hekler 1929, 14, no. 7; Zanker 1974, 86–87, no. 4, pl. 66, 2; 67, 2–4

Marble analyses conducted by Danielle Decrouez (Geneva, Museum of Natural History) and Karl Ramseyer (University of Bern, Institute of Geological Sciences) have shown that the statue was made of Pentelic marble. Click here for the detailed results.

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This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.