Title: Handcrafted Roman Alabaster Antique Woman's Head Sculpture
Shipping: $49.00
Artist: N/A
Period: 19th Century
History: N/A
Origin: Southern Europe > Italy
Condition: Museum Quality
Item Date: 1800 to 1930
Item ID: 5285
Unusual Roman Sculpture of a woman's alabaster head. Its body exhibits meticulous detailing. The facial features of the head are sculpted and wonderfully made. This naturalistically looking alabaster head is in excellent condition, for it's age. We have pieces that would give each home that subtle touch of romance. Thanks to these old artists and craftsmen who bring us these hard-to-find old treasures.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_art
Roman art has the visual arts made in Ancient Rome, and in the territories of the Roman Empire. Major forms of Roman art are architecture, painting, sculpture and mosaic work. Metal-work, coin-die and gem engraving, ivory carvings, figurine glass, pottery.
More recent analysis has indicated that Roman art is a highly creative pastiche relying heavily on Greek models but also encompassing Etruscan, native Italic, and even Egyptian visual culture. Stylistic eclecticism and practical application are the hallmarks of much Roman art.
Ancient Rome’s most important historian concerning the arts, recorded that nearly all the forms of art — sculpture, landscape, portrait painting, even genre painting — were advanced in Greek times, and in some cases, more advanced than in Rome. Though very little remains of Greek wall art and portraiture, certainly Greek sculpture and vase painting bears this out.
