Are Old sculptures and modern phenotypes comparable ?

[decordoba]

For example, the Empress of Rome - Poppaea Sabina - wife of Nero - had been reddish blond with light skin, and she was beautiful. Maybe she had been kind of Italo-Celtic.

There are just a few sculptures of her in a good condition - not destroyed. An we cannot be sure, that the artist made her sculpture exactly (similar) to her true phenotype.

https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3649/3643032555_ef16f4400b_b.jpg

and any artist made a modern sculpture of her - true or not true according to her original phenotype ;)

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/16/c9/d0/16c9d05f1242edc7afcf6e8b986bbfeb.jpg

Do you think, the sculptures of her and the paintings of her are similar to modern Italians ?

(I think it is possible to compare, but the result should not be overrated ;) ............ )

[Pigling]

It's even hard to classify with photos, let alone sculptures.

[decordoba]

I agree - but we dont have much paintings of ancient persons that are more than 2.000 years old. We have sculptures that are 3.000 years old - up to ~5.000? years (Egypt).