Handbook of archaeology, Egyptian - Greek - Etruscan - Roman (1867)
Westropp, Hodder M. (Hodder Michael), -1884 · London, Bell and Daldy · leaf 161
ed under Adrian, for a partial revival ofGreek art is attributed to this emperor. The hair was carefullyworked, the eyebrows were raised, the pupils were indicated by adeep cavity—an essential characteristic of this age, rare before thisperiod, and frequently introduced afterwards; the heads… … BUST OF A ROMAN LADY. BUST OF CARACALLA. accessories. Thus, in the busts, the hair and the beard luxuriate inan exaggerated profusion of curls, the careful expression of thefeatures of the countenance being at the same time frequentlyneglected. This age was remarkable also for its recurrence to…
Art, Ancient · Archaeology
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