A ROMAN MARBLE HERM BUST OF PAN ROMAN, 2ND CENTURY A.D. |

carved with a long curling beard and grinning mouth, further sensitively depicted with furrowed brows and and high cheekbones, the wavy hair portrayed bound in a fillet wreathed with ivy leaves and berries placed above his pointed ears, the ends of the ribbons falling onto his shoulders, stand

Etude de M.D. Boisson-Boissiere, Monaco, 26th April 1976.
An English private collection, London.

Weathering to the surface, especially to hair, wreath, left ribbon; tip of nose worn; chips to edges of bust; back left corner missing; remains of iron dowl for attachment.
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Compare a similar Roman marble bust, dated to circa late 1st-2nd century A.D., sold in our London rooms, 12th June 2017, lot 37.