One of the Leitmotifs of Classical sculpture is its orientation to works from earlier periods. When dealing with idealistic sculptures from the Roman imperial period, often the question arises whether their creators were copying a famous earlier work or creating a classical original. Research has repeatedly tried to answer this question by referring to sculptures not dating to antiquity.

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Sascha Kansteiner, Winckelmann-Institut and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany.