Grand Tour Carrara marble plaque of Antinous

Rare, fine quality Grand Tour elongated octaganal Carrara marble bas-relief profile plaque of Antinous, after the antique original, known as the Antinous Vaticano discovered at Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli in 1790 and now on permanent display in the Pio Clementione in the Vatican Museums. Regarded as the most beautiful man in the Roman world Antinous was both the favourite and lover of the Roman Emperor Hadrian. Italian, probably Rome, circa 1880.

H 23cm x W 19cm x D 2.5cm

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