Laocoön Bust Miniature

A small white sculpture in the style of the Laocoön bust, with a curly-haired, bearded head turned to one side over a muscular back and shoulders. Every angle shows off the sculpting, from the tousled hair to the tension in the torso.

The Laocoön group is one of the most famous sculptures of the ancient world, and art academies collected plaster casts of Laocoön’s bust and torso so students could study them up close. This miniature continues that tradition at desk size.