A ROMAN MARBLE PORTRAIT HEAD OF A YOUNG WOMAN, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D., ON CIRCA 18TH CENTURY ONYX SHOULDERS
A ROMAN MARBLE PORTRAIT HEAD OF A YOUNG WOMAN, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D., ON CIRCA 18TH CENTURY ONYX SHOULDERS
with centrally-parted hair gathered in a large spiral plait over the back of the head, her eyes with drilled incised irises and crescentic pupils; nose and neck restored.
Height including red marble socle: 51.5 cm.; 1ft. 8¼in. height of head: 17cm.; 6½in.
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Provenance:
Robert Berkeley (1794-1874) in 1851
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A ROMAN MARBLE PORTRAIT HEAD OF A YOUNG WOMAN, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D., ON CIRCA 18TH CENTURY ONYX SHOULDERS
with centrally-parted hair gathered in a large spiral plait over the back of the head, her eyes with drilled incised irises and crescentic pupils; nose and neck restored.
Height including red marble socle: 51.5 cm.; 1ft. 8¼in. height of head: 17cm.; 6½in.
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Provenance:
Robert Berkeley (1794-1874) in 1851
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