Unidentified Roman sculptor, Cast of bust of Pseudo-Seneca or Hesiod

Cast of bust of Pseudo-Seneca or Hesiod, ?19th century

After Unidentified Roman sculptor

RA Collection: Art

This is cast of a bust often referred to as Pseudo-Seneca. This portrait was originally identfied as representing Seneca but now is thought to probably be a posthumous portrait of Hesiod. The original bust was thought to be a Roman copy of a lost Greek bronze of ca. 200 BC. There are however almost forty different versions of this bust many of which were discovered in and around Naples.

Object details

Title

Cast of bust of Pseudo-Seneca or Hesiod

Artist/designer

After Unidentified Roman sculptor

After

Unidentified Greek sculptor

Cast made by

Unknown maker

Date

?19th century

Object type

Sculpture Cast

Medium

Plaster cast

Dimensions

500 mm x 250 mm x 245 mm, Weight: 24 kg

Collection

Royal Academy of Arts

Object number

04/305

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