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Description: | A 2nd century copper-alloy bust of Antinous, the Emperor Hadrian's homosexual lover. This is only the second known depiction of Hadrian??s favourite from Britain, but inferior in quality to the bust from Littlecote, Wilts. Although the Capel St Mary bust has much in common with that from Littlecote, in physiognomy and detail, it is particularly close to an unprovenanced example on a tripod mount now in Lyons Museum. The face is round, the neck broad, the musculature poorly defined on the naked chest and the full hair is arranged in waves which cluster at the ears and down the back of the head. The eyes stare forward, although it is impossible to see the pupils owing to iron corrosion within their settings. The brows are finely arched and the nose straight. The facial features, although well-modelled, perhaps lack the expression evident on other depictions of Antinous. Level with the centre of the shoulder blades is a cavity, which holds the remains of a square, iron rivet, that would have secured the mount to a box or piece of furniture. The bust is 77.2mm high, 50.8mm wide across the shoulders, 30.39mm thick across the chest and weighs 290g. The bust has a patchy mid to light green patina, and has darker patches of iron corrosion coming through. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | McLean, Laura - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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