Sculpture, Testa di Seneca - 50 cm - Plaster

This Seneca head is a faithful plaster reproduction of a Roman bust dating to the end of the 1st century BC. Discovered at Herculaneum in 1754, the original is today housed at the Archaeological Museum of Naples.

It is believed that the bust depicts Lucius Annaeus Seneca, the celebrated Roman philosopher and a central figure in the empire's regency during Nero's rule, alongside Agrippina.

Product features
• Material: plaster
• Dimensions: 50 x 35 cm
• Weight: 10 kg
• Origin: Made in Italy

Historical insights

Seneca argued that political action should be guided by the principles of aristocracy to ensure positive results. His Stoic philosophy promoted the control of destructive emotions, such as anger and pain, and the balance between wealth and virtue. For Seneca, man should not withdraw from difficulties, but confront them with resolve. This ideal of self-sufficiency, called autarkeia, represented detachment from bodily influences and the attainment of complete inner autonomy.