Refurbished colossal


Here's one of the beautiful marbles from the museum's collection. It is entitled Colossal Statue with Cornucopia, Snake and Portrait of Antonious. It was acquired by the museum in Rome in the late 1700s, but dates back to around 130 - 140 AD. Here is more information on the work:

Head and statue are ancient but were combined as recently as in the eighteenth century. The portrait depicts Emperor Hadrian's lover Antonious. The attributes allow the statue to be interpreted as Agathos Daimon (protective spirit). Restored with support from ZDF and the Lions Club Berlin-Alexanderplatz.

18 comments:

  1. Wow! They did a wonderful job restoring this.

    ReplyDelete
  2. I agree with Lois. Nice job restoring the Hadrians lover.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Snakes do mean healing. Wonderful to see, thank you






    ALOHA
    ComfortSpiral
    =^..^=

    ReplyDelete
  4. Remarkable restoration a really beautiful statue.

    ReplyDelete
  5. What an amazing restoration!

    ReplyDelete
  6. I would say that it is well-done artistically!

    ReplyDelete
  7. It is so hard to believe that it is so old! They did a fabulous restoration job!
    I loved the pumping station too. it was probably the best thing I saw at Doors Open this year!

    ReplyDelete
  8. It always amazes me how a sculptor can make marble so beautiful and lifelike, almost breathing.

    ReplyDelete
  9. He looks in magnificent condition, considering his age!

    ReplyDelete
  10. It seems that there are more Michelangelo's in the world than we know.

    ReplyDelete
  11. Beautiful statue, great photo!

    ReplyDelete
  12. Beautifully restored, he doesn't look a day over 500 :) happy weekend Hal.

    ReplyDelete
  13. Beautifully restored, he doesn't look a day over 500 :) happy weekend Hal.

    ReplyDelete
  14. That is a gorgeous statue and a wonderful restoration job. I saw a lot of ancient sculptures and art while I was in California recently. The age of some of these items is so amazing to me.

    ReplyDelete
  15. Would never guess that this had been in two pieces ever. Wonderful restoration and a beautiful statue.

    ReplyDelete
  16. That's a fabulous statue and wonderful restoration...

    ReplyDelete
  17. The restoration is amazingly well done!

    ReplyDelete

Thanks for visiting my blog. I love hearing from you!

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...