| Artist | |
|---|---|
| Place of production | Párizs, Atelier des moulages au Palais du Louvre |
| Date | First half of the 2nd century AD (original), early 20th century (plaster cast) |
| Object type | plaster cast |
| Medium, technique | plaster |
| Dimensions | 52 x 31 x 25 cm |
| Inventory number | Ag.55 |
| Collection | Classical Antiquites - Plaster casts |
| On view | Star Fortress (Komárom), Portraits of Roman Emperors, Gallery XI |
Portrait of a youth with long, curly locks. It was formerly regarded as the image of the young Vergilius (70—19 BC), but there are no firm arguments to support the statue’s identification as the representation of the great Roman poet. According to another hypothesis the bust perhaps depicts one of the mythical characters related to the Eleusian cult of Demeter and Persephone, for example Eubuleus or Iacchos.
Hekler, Antal, Az antik gipszgyűjtemény I-II., Budapest, 1919-1920, 1923, no. no. 156.
This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.
