Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
CLASSICAL ROMAN STYLE
During Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 A.D., Pompeii and Herculaneum in today’s Italy were preserved as they were on the day of their destruction. Particularly at Herculaneum, furnishings were carbonized beneath volcanic ash. This was pivotal to understanding how Classical Roman furniture was designed. Archaeological investigations and printed reproductions of discoveries would influence styles evoking this ancient civilization, from the Renaissance to neoclassicism.
While knowledge of Classical Roman furniture comes from rare surviving pieces, it is also derived from frescoes and sculptures portraying Roman life. Much of Roman art, architecture and design was informed by Greece — Roman architect, military engineer and writer Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, whose timeless De architectura is taught in contemporary architecture classes and pays tribute to classical architecture, visited Greece while working under Julius Caesar and admired the country’s architectural developments. The Roman solium references the Greek thronos, a stately chair of honor with an upright form and footstool. As the Roman Empire spread across Europe and into North Africa and Western Asia, the expansion of trade for silver, silk, marble and wood allowed for more luxurious designs.
Classical Roman furniture was made from bronze, wood and stone — in particular, marble — with ornate touches like tortoiseshell veneers, bone and glass inlays and claw feet. Ornaments depicting lion heads and mythological figures were sculpted from silver, bronze and ivory. Compared to the decorative attention given to the mosaic floors and wall paintings, however, furniture for even a wealthy house was minimal. It focused on the necessities for guests arriving for both socializing and business and the rooms housing family, relatives and enslaved people.
The triclinium dining room had banquet couches, items so prized they were sometimes interred with the deceased. Tall bronze or terracotta candelabras held oil lamps for lighting. Carved marble tables reflected status, while the lararium home shrine demonstrated faith.
Find a collection of Classical Roman decorative objects, tables, seating and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Classical Roman
21st Century Studio Irvine Betti Concrete Stool in Brick Red Cement Handmade
Located in Rome, Lazio
Surrealism, primitivism, metaphysics and brutalism. Art together with architecture and design build a scenario of inspirations and continuous references through which the material ri...
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2010s Italian Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Metal
21st Century Studio Irvine Betti Concrete Stool in Fir Green Cement Handmade
Located in Rome, Lazio
Surrealism, primitivism, metaphysics and brutalism. Art together with architecture and design build a scenario of inspirations and continuous references through which the material ri...
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2010s Italian Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Metal
19th Century Bronze Statue of Venus Aphrodite
By Praxiteles 1
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful antique bronze statue depicting Aphrodite / Venus, a goddess from classical antiquity. This bronze statue dates from circa 1870 and was made in France. The statue is not ...
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1870s French Antique Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Torso of Emperor in the antique roman style
Located in Madrid, ES
Torso with Roman cuirass made of moulded and carved limestone, following models of classical Rome.
It is solid stone. It is part of a series of 8 copies distributed exclusively by o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
Important Roman "Torso"in Carrara Marble early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Roman "Torso" in Carrara marble
early 20th Century
Carrara marble
Torso h: 32cm. 24cm x 16cm
Base: 20cm x 20cm h: 20cm ( modern base )
H.total: 62cm
30kg
Excellent condi...
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Early 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
19th Century Framed Relief Sculpture, Inspired by the style of Clodion
Located in NICE, FR
This large plaster relief was inspired by Claude Michel Clodion's fresco and was crafted in the workshops of the Louvre Museum in Paris in the lat...
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19th Century French Antique Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Roman Marble Trapezophorus circa 1st-2nd Century A.D
Located in Madrid, ES
A Roman marble trapezophorus in the Form of a Barbarian Dacian young figure.
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.
Measure: height 24 1/4 inches (62 cm).
Property from Mr. Radu Moldovan, Skokie, Illinois
Provenance:
B.C. Holland Gallery...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Roman Relief "Warrior" late 19th Century in Carrara Marble With Video
Located in Madrid, ES
Roman Relief "Warrior" late 19th Century in Carrara Marble
Italy
45cm x 19cm
good condition for the time
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Roman Style Marble Head
Located in Southall, GB
A richly weathered marble Roman style head with skilfully carved features and full lips. The piece would have been part of a larger statue or carving. The marble has a lovely warm pa...
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15th Century and Earlier European Antique Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Centaur carved on white Carrara marble -made in italy -handmade
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Sculpture, marble centaur, Roman art, classical art, Greek art, bust, white Carrara marble, classical sculpture, ancient sculpture, ancient bust, made in Italy
Centaur carved on whit...
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1990s Italian Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Roman Column, 1st Century A.D, Spain
Located in Girona, Spain
Roman column.
Made with marble.
1st Century A.D, Spain
Very decorative.
Good Condition.
With certificate of authenticity.
Provenance: Caldes de Mont Bui
N...
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15th Century and Earlier Spanish Antique Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Large Plaster statue of the 'Wrestlers"
Located in Bagshot, GB
An almost life size plaster statue after the antique titled 'The Wrestlers".
The Two young men are engaged in the Pankration, one of the most ...
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20th Century European Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Plaster Skinned Anatomical Figure, circa 1900s, Ellegible Signature
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Plaster Skinned Anatomical Figure, circa 1900s, Ellegible Signature
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Early 20th Century Andorran Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Ancient Large Wooden Wing on Iron Base
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
An angel lost a wing... and I picked it up for Christmas time...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fruitwood
Ancient Wooden Wing on Iron Base
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
An angel lost a wing.. and I picked it up for Christmas time..
I cannot write the exact sizes of this wing because 1stdibs deletes every number.
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fruitwood
toriginal plaster head representing EL DANTE, circa 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
original plaster head representing EL DANTE, circa 1900
Category
Early 20th Century European Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Barbedienne Foundry Bronze Model of Spinario
Located in London, GB
A Mid-19th century French bronze model of Spinario, cast by the celebrated Barbedienne foundry, after the antique, with stamp to base.
This sculpture is a 19th century French copy...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Collection of Sculptures, Plaques and Elements in Plaster French Origin
Located in Buxton, GB
Fabulous Collection of Plaster Sculptures/Carved Elements
7 Individual Carvings
Plaster
Nice Patina
French Origin
Beautiful Carved Details
19th Century/ Early 20th
Would look ...
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Early 1900s French Antique Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Large Meissen Figurine Allegory 'The Painting' by Johann Christian Hirt, ca 1885
Located in Vienna, AT
Extremely decorative full plastic depiction of a young beauty in classical style, with a bare breast, covering the bare abdomen with a large cloth held together with a shoulder strap...
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1880s German Antique Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Venus Medici, Head in Carrara White Marble, Late 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Venus medici - head in carrara white marble.
Late 19th century
Measures: Height 36 cm
Width 20 cm
Depth 19 cm
Weight 15 kg
Maximum projection 44 cm
Statue base 12 x 10 cm
Place where...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
English Victorian Parian Ware Figure
Located in Newark, England
The figure sat upon a hollowed oval pedestal base with a beautifully detailed scene of cupid sat upon a lion, the figural group named The Power of Love to the front centre dates to t...
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Early 1900s Antique Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Marble Roman relief representing a Christogram
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Marble Roman relief representing a Christogram
Roman relief - 4th century
25 x 22 x 8 cm
Provenance :
Collection of the Château de B. À Nevers by Georges C.S., scholar born in 1833 and deceased in 1909
The entire castle and its collections were acquired in 1938 by the current owners of the estate
A christogram is a monogram or combination of letters that forms an abreviation for the name of Jesus Christ.
This rare fragment combines chi (X) and rho (P), the first two letters of Christ's name in Greek and it is one of the oldest and most popular early christian symbol. The monogram of Christ, or chrismon, is also a powerful symbol of imperial victory: it appeared to Emperor Constantine the Great before his battle against Maxentius in ad 312, promising victory in the name of Christ. In Plato's Timaeus, it is explained that the two bands which form the "world soul" (anima mundi...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Sculpture Bust Stone Brutus
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
After the antique. This bust conveys the character of Brutus his courage, strength, power, nobility, honour and conviction.
Measures: height 34cm., 13.5" diameter 20cm., 8"
Fashioned after the c1539 statue of Brutus by Michelangelo, Bargello Museum in Florence.
Marcus Junius Brutus Caepio (c.85-42): Roman politician, murderer of Gaius Julius Caesar and one of the last defenders of the republic. Marcus Junius Brutus is one of the great names of Roman history. Central to the notorious conspiracy that resulted in the assassination of the dictator Julius Caesar on the Ides of March 44 BC, Brutus gave brief hope to those who longed for the restoration of republican government. Yet by August of the same year he was on his way from Italy to the Greek east; a little over two years later he had committed suicide in the face of defeat at the hands of Mark Antony...
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20th Century European Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
Roman Marble Foot
Located in London, GB
Roman marble Fragment of a Right Foot with Sandal
Circa 1st - 2nd Century A.D.
An evocative Roman marble fragment, preserving the front portion of an over-lifesized sandalled foot. The toes, nails, and bridge of the foot have been sensitively carved. The outer sole of the sandal remains, with delicate, pointed straps joining between the first two toes in a diamond shape.
This fragment once belonged to Danish sculptor Jens Adolf Jerichau...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Women In The Antique, Bronzes, XIXth Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Antique women, two brown patina bronzes of women standing in draped dresses
Wooden bases
Patina wear (traces of old gilding)
19th century
Height 30 and 28cm
Diam 9.5cm approximately
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19th Century French Antique Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hellenistic Grotesque Theatre Mask of Maccus
Located in London, GB
Grotesque theatrical mask of Maccus
Late Hellenistic or Early Imperial period, circa 1st century B.C. – 1st century A.D., likely from Southern Italy.
Terracotta with remains of pin...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Roman Marble Statuette of Jupiter
Located in London, GB
Roman Marble Fragment of jupiter
Circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D.
Measure: Height: 19.7 cm
This beautiful Roman fragmentary statuette depicts Jupiter, the king of the gods, here recognisable from his two chief attributes, the eagle with outstretched wings - according the Pseudo-Hyginus, singled out by Jupiter because ''it alone, men say, strives to fly straight into the rays of the rising sun'' - and the base of the scepter, which remains at the side of the left foot, an aspect likely borrowed from the statue of Zeus at Olympia, once one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Though much of the original piece has been lost, the subtle anatomical detail in the feet mark this out as a piece of exceptional quality, and the work of an artist of particular talent and patience - as Johann Winckelmann once said of the famous Belvedere Torso, ''if you contemplate this with a quiet eye [...] the god will at once become visible in this stone.''
This fragment once caught the eye of Henry Howard, 4th Earl of Carlisle (1694-1758), a Knight of the Garter and among the most prolific collectors of his day. The piece, acquired during his travels to Rome, was proudly displayed on an alcove of the Western Staircase of Castle Howard...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
L. F. Jørgensen, Denmark, Impressive Terracotta Sculpture of Roman Warrior
Located in Copenhagen, DK
L. F. Jørgensen, Denmark, a large and impressive terracotta sculpture of a Roman warrior with a shield.
Early 20th century.
In excellent condition with minor signs of use.
Marked....
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Early 20th Century Danish Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Grand Tour Gilt Bronze Roman Scholar
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Experience the grandeur of the Grand Tour with this remarkable Gilt Bronze Roman Scholar, a true testament to artistry and history. With meticulous casting and exceptional attention ...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Foot in Carrara Marble Late 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Foot in Carrara marble
late 19th century
Measures: Height 20 cm
Width 40 cm
Depth 13 cm
Perfect conditions.
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Italian Grand Tour Bronze Cast of Faun of Pompeii
Located in Madrid, ES
This work, cast in the last quarter of the 19th century, is a type of souvenir called GRAND TOUR, the great trip that many Europeans made as the last educational trip that brought th...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Terracotta Statue 'Cupido Taking an Arrow' After Etienne Falconet
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique terracotta sculpture, depicting Cupid taking an arrow from his quiver to shoot with his bow. The statue is inspired by ...
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1890s French Antique Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Large Classical Bronze 'By the Sword and Plow', by Boisseau
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Emile Andre Boisseau (1842-1923, France) bronze sculpture of a man wearing a fur loin cloth, he holds a sword in one hand and leans beside a farmer’s plow;...
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1880s French Antique Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ermes Touch Lamp, White
Located in Mantova, MN
A sophisticated table lamp that will appeal to lovers of both Classical décor and contemporary style. The sculptural body – a bust of the god Hermes atop a column-shaped pedestal, is crafted from high-quality ceramic in the Venetian tradition, entirely hand-finished, and coated in glaze, enamel or precious metal-based paint. This stylish lamp boasts and innovative touch system that allows to switch and adjust the light simply by touching the ceramic pedestal. The light source is a 7W LED strip with 3000K lumen and 100-240V voltage.
Second in Les First’s “Light of the Gods collection”, and inspired by the feasting gods painted in the Hall of Cupid and Psyche in the Palazzo Te of Mantua, Ermes makes a symmetrical match for the first-born Minerva, in a sophisticated mirroring game of shape, structure, and symbolical value.
Set on top of a Corinthian column, and bathed in a soft glow, the messenger of the gods, symbol of change and whirling energy, is shaped in vibrant ceramic – to create a new mythology of light.
Les First: Light of the Gods
A luminous pantheon reinventing myth in a flow of energy and imagination: light sculptures with a strong and versatile personality, a perfect fit for both classical or minimalist settings, born to satisfy the senses and pay tribute to a timeless beauty.
The Lamps
1. The Idea: Les First – top quality Italian craftsmanship
2. Technological Innovation: the dimmable touch lamp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
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Ceramic, Plexiglass
Mid-19th Century French Bronze Figure of the Borghese Gladiator
Located in London, GB
A French bronze figure of the Borghese Gladiator, mid-19th century, cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne, after the antique.
Base dimensions: 34.5cm...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Ermes Touch Lamp, Matte Black
Located in Mantova, MN
A sophisticated table lamp that will appeal to lovers of both Classical décor and contemporary style. The sculptural body – a bust of the god Hermes atop a column-shaped pedestal, is...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Plexiglass
Bacchus, Plaster Statue, France, circa 1930
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful old plaster statue, in the neoclassical spirit, representing young Bacchus.
France, National Museums molding workshop, circa 1930.
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1930s French Vintage Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Marble Statue
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
A large (almost life-sized) antique Carrara marble statue of a Roman legionary. Dressed in typical Roman soldier costume and with sword and shield in ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
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Carrara Marble
19th Century Italian Alabaster Group of Children Pushing a Cart
Located in Brighton, Sussex
This enchanting 19th century Italian carved Alabaster group of four putti playing whilst pushing and pulling a wooden cart, entitled; 'From the harvest'
By Prof; A. Petrill, Firenz...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
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Alabaster
Italian Marble Sculpture of Apollo
Located in London, GB
Italian marble sculpture of Apollo
Italian, 19th century
Measures: Height 64cm, width 61cm, depth 43cm
This large and fine carved marble ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Carrara Marble
Antique Carved Wood Classical Sculpture
Located in London, GB
A beautiful and very unusual antique sculpture, carved from solid wood. This looks like it is most likely Italian, it depicts an intimate scene from biblical times. It is hard to dat...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
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Wood
Large Antique Sculpted Marble Figure of Caesar Augustus
Located in London, GB
Large antique sculpted marble figure of Caesar Augustus
Italian, early 20th century
Measures: Height 186cm, width 118cm, depth 44cm
Known as the ‘Augustus of Prima Porta,’ the o...
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Early 20th Century Italian Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
17th Century, Italian Ancient Carved Stone Bust of Roman Emperor
Located in IT
17th century, Italian ancient carved stone bust of Roman Emperor
Measures: H 33 (with base) H 28.5 (sculpture only) x 25 x 7 cm.
The ancient bust, in ...
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17th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
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Stone, Marble
Vintage Italian Bronze Wall Sculpture of Roman Warrior, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Whether this bronze wall plaque depicts a Roman Gladiator or Legionaire is uncertain. It was brought home from Rome in 1970 or 71. It is made from solid bronze that has a rich brown ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Gilt Bronze Model of Ceres
Located in London, GB
A gilt bronze model of Ceres, Roman goddess of agriculture, modeled seated holding torch aloft in one hand and with a sheaf of wheat in the other, on plin...
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19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Bronze figure of Augustus after Roman period original
Located in London, GB
Known as the ‘Augustus of Prima Porta,’ the original bronze version of this sculpture was created c. 20 BCE. That original has been lost since antiquity but is known today from a mar...
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19th Century Italian Antique Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Bronze
Antique Patinated Bronze Figure of Roman Emperor by Mathurin Moreau
Located in London, GB
This fine, full length figure is modelled in the contrapposto pose, a position originating from ancient Greek Classical sculpture. The visual arts uses the term 'contrapposto' to des...
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19th Century French Antique Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Cast Iron Female Figures Holding Pestle and Mortar
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A pair of 19th century cast iron female figures holding pestle and mortar.
A lovely pair of figures, they are very heavy each of the figures is holding ...
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1860s Antique Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Classical Faux Marble Roundel with a Mask
Located in London, by appointment only
An extremely well-made copy of a classical mask after the antique, the face shown in high relief within a dished background and a border of Greek Key with discs to the four sides. No...
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20th Century Italian Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Italian Bronze Sculpture of Andromeda by Giacomo Ginotti Second Part of 1800
Located in Milano, MI
Full bronze sculpture of Andromeda, made in the second part of the 1800s
Ø cm 20 Ø cm 14 h cm 44
The sculpture is attributed to Giacomo Ginotti, considered one of the principal...
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1870s Italian Antique Classical Roman Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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