A 19th century sculpted and polished statuary marble bust, head and shoulders of Antinous, the young God with garlanded hair, his left shoulder with drapery, on a waisted socle -- 28¾in. (73cm.) high.

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A 19th century sculpted and polished statuary marble bust, head and shoulders of Antinous, the young God with garlanded hair, his left shoulder with drapery, on a waisted socle -- 28¾in. (73cm.) high.

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Antinous, the young favourite of the Roman Emperor Hadrian was deified by Hadrian. The site of his death in A.D. 130, was marked by the founding of the city of Antinoöpolis.

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