Ancient Roman Marble Statue. The mythological creature is shown with great dynamism. Ancient roman marble head bearded male possibly zeus 1st 2nd century ad ex hjb. Starting with augustus the first emperor roman leaders started to use statues as propaganda.
Many artifacts and artworks survive from the roman era. The original may have been commissioned at some time between 230 and 220 bc by attalus i of.
His torso is contorted his shoulders twisting to the right and his left thigh raised.
By later antiquity there was even a move towards impressionism using tricks of light and abstract forms. We an re create for you just about anything whether it is a museum original or custom marble or bronze bust or sculpture from your photo or a web link. His torso is contorted his shoulders twisting to the right and his left thigh raised. These works usually made in marble or bronze frequently idealized their bodies and emphasized often fictional connections to great military commanders of the past.
