Epimenides Type Homer: Difference between revisions
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* Boehringer, R. B. and Boehringer, E. 1939. ''Homer Bildnisse und Nachweise. Breslau.'' | * Boehringer, R. B. and Boehringer, E. 1939. ''Homer Bildnisse und Nachweise. Breslau.'' 19-41. | ||
* Esdaile, K. A. 1912. ‘An Essay towards the Classification of Homeric Coin Types.’ ''The Journal of Hellenic Studies'' 32: 298-325. | * Esdaile, K. A. 1912. ‘An Essay towards the Classification of Homeric Coin Types.’ ''The Journal of Hellenic Studies'' 32: 298-325. | ||
* Richter, G. M. A. 1965. ''The Portraits of the Greeks'', vol. 1. London | * Richter, G. M. A. 1965. ''The Portraits of the Greeks'', vol. 1. London. 47-48. | ||
* Richter, G. M. A. and Smith, R. R. R. 1984. ''The Portraits of the Greeks.'' 140-41. | * Richter, G. M. A. and Smith, R. R. R. 1984. ''The Portraits of the Greeks.'' 140-41. | ||
* Schefold, K. and Bayard, A.-C. 1997. ''Die Bildnisse der Antiken Dichter, Redner und Denker.'' Basel. 92-93. | * Schefold, K. and Bayard, A.-C. 1997. ''Die Bildnisse der Antiken Dichter, Redner und Denker.'' Basel. 92-93. | ||
* Zanker, P. 1995. ''The Mask of Socrates : The Image of the Intellectual in Antiquity'' (Shapiro, A., trans.). Berkeley. 14-22. | * Zanker, P. 1995. ''The Mask of Socrates : The Image of the Intellectual in Antiquity'' (Shapiro, A., trans.). Berkeley. 14-22. | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:38, 6 November 2014
Image: Munich, Glyptothek, room 10: Saal des Alexander, inv. 273.
Object description: Marble head and neck of blind poet Homer. Roman emulation of mid-fifth-century Greek portrait.
Object Archaeology: ‘Gift of P. Arndt, who acquired it in Rome in 1892’ (Richter 1965: 47).
Dimensions: height 37cm.
Inscriptions: None.
Restorations: None.
Examples in major collections (after Richter 1965 with updates):
- Rome, Musei Vaticani, Sala delle Muse, inv. 315
- Rome, Musei Vaticani, Maggazini, inv. 7112
- Rome, Museo Torlonia, inv. 163
- Rome, Museo Barracco, inv. 123
- Munich, Glyptothek, inv. 273
- Moscow, State Historical Museum (half-size).
Bibliography
- Boehringer, R. B. and Boehringer, E. 1939. Homer Bildnisse und Nachweise. Breslau. 19-41.
- Esdaile, K. A. 1912. ‘An Essay towards the Classification of Homeric Coin Types.’ The Journal of Hellenic Studies 32: 298-325.
- Richter, G. M. A. 1965. The Portraits of the Greeks, vol. 1. London. 47-48.
- Richter, G. M. A. and Smith, R. R. R. 1984. The Portraits of the Greeks. 140-41.
- Schefold, K. and Bayard, A.-C. 1997. Die Bildnisse der Antiken Dichter, Redner und Denker. Basel. 92-93.
- Zanker, P. 1995. The Mask of Socrates : The Image of the Intellectual in Antiquity (Shapiro, A., trans.). Berkeley. 14-22.