Bust of a man wearing armour decorated with a Gorgon
Bust of a man wearing armour decorated with a Gorgon
Beginning of Antonian era (half of 2nd century AD)
Marble
This bust is from the early Antonine age. The execution of the cuirass and the Gorgon’s face – in which a drill was used – is in a Hellenizing and Classicist taste. The type of cuirass dates from between the early imperial age and the end of the third century AD.
At the centre of the cuirass, a Gorgon with winged mane can be seen.
On the left shoulder the paludamentum is held in place by a round leather stud, while the string that ties the right shoulder strap ends in a heart-shaped ivy leaf.
The back of the bust is only very perfunctorily worked.
Provenance:
unknown