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The Pseudo-Seneca

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5508

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2015
  • £1,250.00
  • €1,472 Euro
  • $1,676 US Dollar

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A bronze bust on a turned sockel, the "Pseudo-Seneca", a copy of a Roman bust found at the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum and one of a series of similar sculptures known since Renaissance times. It was hoped that this was a portrait of Seneca illustrating his Stoic qualities. However, another bust, in marble and inscribed with the name of Seneca, was later discovered, hence this bust, probably of a poet or a philosopher, is now more correctly known as the Pseudo-Seneca.

Italian, circa 1860, a souvenir of the Grand Tour.

h:10.5 inches

 

 

Item Info

Seller

WALPOLES

Seller Location

London, London

Period

19th Century

Item Location

United Kingdom

Seller Location

London, London

Item Location

United Kingdom

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+44 (0)207 7275263

+44 (0)7831 561042

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