Sculpture

Gallo-Roman Art Reign of Augustus (?) This bust was found in 1970 during the excavations of a Roman area in Fréjus (Le Clos de la Tour, Insula I), near a big edifice with a peristyle and exhedra. It stands out among the relatively abundant and usually mediocre series of double Hermes produced by Hellenistic and Roman sculptors. Here, the artist has skilfully combined rustic divinities crowned with flowers by placing them opposite each other. On one side stands a young Faun with goat-like attributes and features which emphasize without extravagance its sprightly temperament and mischievous