Roman Marble Bust of Antonius, The Lover of Emperor Hadrian, Depicted as Osiris, 130-135 CE
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Antonius
Roman Bust of Antonious as Osiris, 100-150 AD, Marble, Originally from the Villa of Hadrian in Tivoli, Italy, Musée de Louvre
This marble bust portrays Antonius, the lover of Hadrian, as the Egyptian god Osiris. It was fashioned by an unknown Roman artist of the first half of the 2nd century CE. The bust was found at the excavation of the Villa of Hadrian in Tivoli; it now resides in the Louvre.
Antinous as Osiris
Artist Unknown, Roman Bust of Antonius as Osiris, Marble, 130-138 AD, Collection of Thomas Hope


