A Very Impressive & Superbly Cast Patinated Bronzed Metal Bust of Ajax Turning to Dexter, of compact proportions, after the Antique, attributed to Benedetto Boschetti (1820-1860). Late Nineteenth, early Twentieth Century.
Wearing a Helmet cast with Satyrs, his toga tied at his left shoulder and a sash to his right, raised on an attractive original polished brass base with pierced decoration above a stepped square base.
Condition: Good original condition, nice surface patination, polished brass base has had its baise replaced, nicely done.
Height: (entire) 7.75” (19.75cm). Width: (at base) 4.5" (11.25cm). Depth: (at base) 4.5” (11.25cm).
Location: Dublin City, Ireland.
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Footnotes: The design of the present bust originates from a larger figural group depicting Menelaus supporting the body of Patroclus (see final image). Ajax was also known as Menelaus, and the larger composition repesents a scene in Homer’s Illiad where Menelaus carries the dying soldier during the Trojan War. The initial scylptural concept of this theme dates around 230 BC, but the present Bust was most likely modelled after a Roman copy now in the Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence.