Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Property from a European Private Collection
A ROMAN MARBLE PORTRAIT HEAD OF A WOMAN, ANTONINE, 3RD QUARTER OF THE 2ND CENTURY A.D.
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December 3, 05:06 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
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Property from a European Private Collection
A ROMAN MARBLE PORTRAIT HEAD OF A WOMAN, ANTONINE, 3RD QUARTER OF THE 2ND CENTURY A.D.
with incised irises and drilled pupils, her flat wavy hair parted in the center, brushed over the top of the ears, and tied in a spiral chignon at the back, the eyebrows incised; front of lips restored.
Height 28 cm.
Prof. Ernst Berger (1928-2006), Basel, acquired in the 1960s or earlier
Cahn Auktionen AG, Basel, September 22nd, 2006, no. 391, illus.
Sycomore Ancient Art, Geneva
German private collection, acquired from the above
by descent to the present owner
Cf. portraits of Faustina Minor in her fifth portrait type: K. Fittschen, Die Bildnistypen der Faustina minor und die Fecunditas Augustae, 1982, pp. 51ff., pls. 19ff. The workmanship of the present head points to a Greek workshop.