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Bust of Heraclitus

Bronze bust with a dark patina featuring a bearded man with curly hair, the patina on his nose worn to a lighter shade.

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  • Bronze bust with a dark patina featuring a bearded man with curly hair, the patina on his nose worn to a lighter shade.

Date:

Late 19th century reproduction

Artist:

Italian
Chiurazzi and De Angelis Foundry, Naples, Italy

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Artist

Ancient Greek

Title

Bust of Heraclitus

Place

Ancient Greece (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Cast 1801–1900

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

71.1 × 43.2 × 29.2 cm (28 × 17 × 11 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of H. N. Higinbotham

Reference Number

1893.128

Extended information about this artwork

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