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Since these Greek portraits have been easy pickings for readers here, I thought I would provide one more to decide the winner. This time I will declare winners based on a correct answer, rather than just the first correct answer (in case someone is late to seeing this post). Remember – no cheating! >:( The first image is the full-length copy (reconstruction?) of the original portrait, and the second is a Roman portrait bust copy.[CC-BY-2.5 (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5)],(Marie-Lan Nguyen (2011)), from Wikimedia Commons
Ok – so that previous one, if you didn't read the inscription on the base, was Demosthenes, by Polyuektos. He is depicted with a kind of worn look on his face (and reflected in his posture), which echoed his perceived disposition during his lifetime. This represents a kind of shift in Greek portraiture, away from the role-portraits seen in earlier, Classical Greek portraits. Anyway, on to the real deciding portrait. Here it is!
Alright, well it looks like Aetheling wins this round (and the game), though….did he know this off the top of his head? ???
Alright, well it looks like Aetheling wins this round (and the game), though....did he know this off the top of his head? ???
Well, not really, I did some research ... there are so many Greek portraits. If I broke the rules, I agree to be disqualified for this round. :-[
