Modena Type Homer: Difference between revisions
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
Boehringer, R. B. and Boehringer, E. 1939. ''Homer Bildnisse und Nachweise''. Breslau | Boehringer, R. B. and Boehringer, E. 1939. ''Homer Bildnisse und Nachweise''. Breslau. 131-135. | ||
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. 48. | ||
Richter, G. M. A. and Smith, R. R. R. 1984. ''The Portraits of the Greeks'' | Richter, G. M. A. and Smith, R. R. R. 1984. ''The Portraits of the Greeks''. Cornell. 141-42. | ||
Schefold, K. and Bayard, A.-C. 1997. ''Die Bildnisse der Antiken Dichter, Redner und Denker''. Basel | Schefold, K. and Bayard, A.-C. 1997. ''Die Bildnisse der Antiken Dichter, Redner und Denker''. Basel. 356-57. | ||
Revision as of 17:32, 8 August 2014
Image: Modena, Museo Estense, no. 2121.
Object description: Inscribed miniature bust, in bronze. Beard of short thick locks. Hair radiating from crown; fringe parted over centre of forehead and tucked under poetic fillet. Cloak visible on left shoulder. Wrinkles on forehead, and eyes appear partly closed.
Object Archaeology: Find-site unknown. Collection history (after Richter 1965): Villa Catajo; Modena; Vienna; Modena, Museo Estense.
Dimensions: Height: 13.5cm
Inscriptions: ΟΜΗΡΟC (“Homer”)
Restorations: None
Examples in major collections (after Richter 1965 with updates):
Modena, Museo Estense, no. 2121. Berlin, Staatliche Museen, inv. 8091.
Bibliography
Boehringer, R. B. and Boehringer, E. 1939. Homer Bildnisse und Nachweise. Breslau. 131-135.
Richter, G. M. A. 1965. The Portraits of the Greeks (vol. 1). London. 48.
Richter, G. M. A. and Smith, R. R. R. 1984. The Portraits of the Greeks. Cornell. 141-42.
Schefold, K. and Bayard, A.-C. 1997. Die Bildnisse der Antiken Dichter, Redner und Denker. Basel. 356-57.
