Title
Bust of a philosopher
Subject
Herculaneum (Extinct city)
philosophers
Description
A bearded man(philosopher) is thought by some to be Aristotle, although the identification cannot be confirmed.
Creator
Unknown artist
Source
Kleiner, Fred S
A History of Roman Art, enhanced ed., Boston: Wadsworth, 2010 (9780495909873)
Publisher
Department of Visual Studies
University at Buffalo
Date
mid-first century CE
CE
Contributor
Joe Easterly
Rights
Type
sculpture (visual work)
busts
figures (representations)
Still Image
Identifier
VS4478253
vw-20110131-10
Date Created
2011-08-18
Date Modified
2011-08-18
Is Part Of
Media Resource Center
Visual Resources Collection
VS001
Medium
bronze
Spatial Coverage
The Villa of the Papyri (Herculaneum, Italy)
Temporal Coverage
Ancient Roman
Audience
UB Only
Collection
Citation
Unknown artist, “Bust of a philosopher,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed April 20, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/30005.