Marble bust of a youth, Mid Imperial, Hadrianic or Antonine, ca. A.D. 140, Roman, Marble, 26 3/8 × 17 5/8 in. (67 × 44.8 cm), Stone Sculpture, The bust may be seen as a funerary portrait. The unusual addition of the lion’s skin, associated with the semi-divine Hercules (Herakles), between the bust and the circular base probably signifies the parents’ wish to glorify their son
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Marble bust, youth, Mid Imperial, Hadrianic, Antonine, ca, .D, 140, Roman, Marble, 26 3/8, 17 5/8, 67, 44.8 cm, Stone Sculpture, bust, funerary portrait, unusual addition, lion, skin, associated, semi-divine Hercules, Herakles, circular base, signifies, parents, wish, glorify, son
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