Abstract
Ancient Roman sculpture busts are remarkable for their realistic and relentless portrayals of their subjects. The periods of the Roman Republic and the early Empire before the third century AD were heydays of sculpture that did not hide blemishes or even diseases. Afterwards, the realism of busts was replaced by stylistic features like geometrization and stiffness.1 The 2 ancient Roman sculpture busts described here are exhibited in the Capitoline Museum in Rome. I point out remarkable features of each bust and discuss possible neurologic diseases underlying these features. This is, of course, speculative because we lack any other supporting information.
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