.
387. Herm portrait of the kosmetes Onasos. Pentelic marble.
Copyright ©. Photo : www.hellenicaworld.com
Found in Athens. In the portrait head of the kosmetes the treatment of the hair
and beard follows Classical models and recalls portraits of Aeschylus.
According to the inscription at the top of the stele, the group of youths
undertook to erect the herm portrait in honour of the kosmetes.
AD 129 - 138.
National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece
Ancient Greece
Science, Technology , Medicine , Warfare, , Biographies , Life , Cities/Places/Maps , Arts , Literature , Philosophy ,Olympics, Mythology , History , Images Medieval Greece / Byzantine Empire Science, Technology, Arts, , Warfare , Literature, Biographies, Icons, History Modern Greece Cities, Islands, Regions, Fauna/Flora ,Biographies , History , Warfare, Science/Technology, Literature, Music , Arts , Film/Actors , Sport , Fashion --- |