Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art

Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art

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Property from a New York Private Collection

A Roman Marble Portrait Bust of a Woman, Severan, circa 220/240 A.D., with 18th Century Restorations

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Lot Closed

July 5, 02:54 PM GMT

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

A Roman Marble Portrait Bust of a Woman, Severan

circa 220/240 A.D., with 18th Century Restorations


with parted lips and eyes with incised irises and drilled crescentic pupils, her centrally parted hair arranged in finely incised and ribbed waves falling behind the ears, lifted up from the nape of neck, and bound in a broad chignon.

Total height with socle 56.5 cm.

European private collection, 18th Century (based on restoration techniques)

California private collection, acquired in Italy in the late 1970s or early 1980s

by descent to the present owner from the above

The present head was probably carved during or around the reign of Julia Mamaea, whose portrait type dates to 222-235 A.D.: https://arachne.dainst.org/entity/1076123.