Lucius Verus Miniture Leto The first appearances of sphinxes

The first appearances of sphinxes in French art are in the school of Fontainebleau in the 1520s and 1530s

Seated Bacchus Statue

a fine Grand tour miniature figure

and every chip from centuries of wear and war

6th president of Ukraine

Lucius Verus Miniture Leto The first appearances of sphinxesLucius Verus, Roman Emperor, a bust, 130 169 AD. This Very small marble bust of Lucius Verus, after the antique, depicts him as the noble commander of the Roman armies, having destroyed the Parthian empire & the Armenian kingdom. The original was unearthed in excavations, and is now housed in the Louvre museum, and a fine marble copy from the Grand Tour, is housed in the Chatsworth House Sculpture collection. Hand made By Sculptured Arts Studio,