Portrait of a poet, best known as "pseudo-seneca": the bust was identified for a very long time with the roman philosopher seneca. It was acknowledged as spurrious after the discovery of an inscripted portrait bearing seneca's name (1813). Roman copy of the 2nd century ce after a hellenistic original. Found in a river near auch (france). Object Type: bust. Date: 2nd century AD. Dimensions: height: 31 cm (12.2 in). Medium: marble. Collection: Louvre Museum.
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