A FRAGMENTARY ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A GODDESS, CIRCA 2ND HALF OF THE 2ND CENTURY A.D. | A Fragmentary Roman Marble Head of a Goddess

turned to her right, her hair parted in the center, bound in a fillet, swept back over the ears in unruly waves, and tied in a chignon at the back; neck and lower part of face beneath eyes restored.

European private collection, 18th/19th Century (based on restoration techniques)
Swiss private collection, acquired in the 1970s

Face below eyes restored; triangular area of marble restoration on proper right cheek; joins overpainted; stable stress crack running across back of head above chignon; small drill-hole on top of head, probably modern; chips, abrasions, and weathering, especially over hair.
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For a similar head cf. Sotheby’s, New York, December 17th, 1997, no. 319.