Homer. Copy.
2nd c BCE Greek Pergamon School Sculpture
PERGAMENE Anonymous
(3rd c. BCE - 3rd c.)
c. 199 BCE-100 BCE
2nd c BCE
H:41 cm.
Marble
Carved
Pergamon School
Bust
Boston. Museum of Fine Arts.
bost2171
The ancient poet Homer was reputedly blind. Roman late Republican or Imperial period copy, c. 50 BCE-50 CE, of a late Hellenistic (Hellenistic baroque) pseudo-portrait of the Greek poet Homer."
Caption:
PERGAMENE Anonymous | Homer. Copy. | c. 199 BCE-100 BCE | Greek | Pergamon School | ©Kathleen Cohen |