"Plaster Bust Of Laocoon Based On The Antique Cast From The National Museums, Late 19th Century, H 66 Cm"
Important and ancient bust of the national museum casts representing Laocoon in bust. The original is kept in the Vatican Museum, this group of statues was discovered in 1506 in Rome on the Esquiline, and was immediately identified with the Laocoon described by Pliny as being a masterpiece of the sculptors of Rhodes Agesander. In good condition, very expressive and decorative, period late 19th or very early 20th century. Dimensions: H 66 x W 38 x D 31 cm