Plaster Cast: Portrait Bust of Pericles by Cresilas

1982.10.0004

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Artifact Identification Plaster Cast: Portrait Bust of Pericles by Cresilas   (1982.10.0004)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Art
  4. :
  5. N/A
Artist/Maker Original by Cresilas.
Geographic Location
Period N/A
Date 440 – 420 BCE
Culture N/A
Location On Exhibitin the Ancient Mediterranean exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 58.3 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 28.0 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 23.7 cm
Weight 8,535 g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Plaster
Manufacturing Processes Cast

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Richter, Portraits of the Greeks. 1965. P. 103

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Transfer from University Library, UIUC
Reproduction Yes, Plaster cast of a Roman copy of a portrait by Cresilas. The original is in the British Museum.

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