Bust of Pericles at The British Museum, London

Juxtaposed with The Pallas of Velletri at The Louvre (on Scan the World), the similarities of the helmet and expression suggest that the two sculptures were made by the same artist, Cresilas (or Kresilas; concluded by Hinks, Fittschen, Muss and Schubert; queried by Lippold). The lettering inscribed on the front of the bust ПΕΡΙΚΛΕΣ translates to the name Pericles. Pericles was known as a great warrior and legislator, depicted here with well carved facial hair (as seen in Trajanic and Antonine depictions of men in power, see 1, 2) and a Helmet. This is a Roman copy of an original portrait which was perhaps created in Perikles' own day, or shortly after his death. However, it probably bears little physical resemblance to Perikles' actual appearance, showing an ideal type of the mature soldier citizen, wearing a helmet pushed back on his head. This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [e-mail] to find out how you can help.将其与卢浮宫（Louvre）馆藏的《韦莱特里的雅典娜》（The Pallas of Velletri）并置对比后，两件雕塑在头盔样式与面部神态上的高度相似性，表明二者出自同一艺术家——克里西拉斯（Cresilas，或译克瑞西拉斯；该结论由欣克斯（Hinks）、菲申（Fittschen）、穆斯（Muss）与舒伯特（Schubert）提出，利波尔德（Lippold）对此存疑）。 该胸像正面镌刻的铭文ПΕΡΙΚΛΕΣ，可译为伯里克利（Pericles）之名。伯里克利以卓越的军事家与立法者身份闻名，此件作品为其塑造了雕刻精细的胡须形象（这一表现手法可见于图拉真时代（Trajanic）与安敦尼时代（Antonine）的掌权者肖像，参见注1、注2），并佩戴头盔。 此件作品为原作的罗马复制品，原作或创作于伯里克利在世时期，亦或其逝世不久之后。不过该复制品与伯里克利本人的真实样貌或许相去甚远，其所呈现的是一位头戴向后推戴头盔的成熟军人公民的理想形象。 本展品隶属于Scan the World项目。Scan the World是由MyMiniFactory发起的非营利性计划，旨在打造全球范围内可3D打印的雕塑、艺术品与地标建筑的数字档案库，供公众免费获取。该项目为开源社区协作项目，若您身边有有趣的藏品并希望参与贡献，可发送邮件至[e-mail]了解参与方式。