Head of a Grek General at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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This powerful portrayal of a man in action belongs to a type popular in Roman times. One suggestion for his identity is the strategos Phokion, pupil of Plato and one of the most renowned Athenian statesmen of the fourth century B.C., but there's little evidence to support that theory. We don't know if the original statue was a contemporary portrait, like the famous fifth-century portrait of the Athenian statesman and general Perikles, or a posthumous work. It could even be a representation of a hero from mythic past. He wears a Corinthian helmet pushed up and resting on the back of his head. The helmet is elaborately decorated in relief with griffins on the bowl and rams' heads on the cheek pieces, similar to a type worn by the goddess Athena. His eyes would have been inlaid in another material. The head has been worked for insertion into a statue. This object is part of "Scan The World". Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we're creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email stw@myminifactory.com to find out how you can help. This marble sculpture is from the Roman Imperial period, 1st-2nd century A.D., and it's a copy of a Greek bronze statue from the mid-4th century B.C.