Ancient Roman Marble Empress Orbiana, Portrait Head of the wife of Severus Alexander - 27.5×..×.. cm

Slightly gazing upward, with arched brows over finely lidded articulated eyes, small mouth lightly drilled at the corners, her hair summarily dressed, combed in parallel rows running from the forehead to the back, unfinished work, probably due to the damnatio memoriae of the second wife of Emperor Severus Alexander, Julia Mamaea, mounted The beautiful Sallustia Orbiana was the empress of the last Severan emperor, Severus Alexander, who had usurped his cousin Elagabalus. Orbiana married at just 16 years of age. Her mother in law, the powerful Julia Mamaea, saw Orbiana as a threat, and forced her into exile in Libya two years after her marriage. Provenance Collection Philipp Speakman Webb, 1831-1915, Milford House, Surrey London art market, 1990 Swiss private collection, 1990-2017 Publication Gustavo Traversari, Nuovo ritratto di Orbiana un tempo nella collezione di Philip Webb, in: Rivista di archeologia, anno XX, 1996, 70-82, Taf. 1-25 Note Philip Webb, born in Oxford, was friend and colleague of William Morris. They were both the most important architects of the Arts and Crafts-movement in London and founder of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings in 1877 Condition Nose broken and restored, minor chips and scratches at front, cheeks, chin and back of the head Buyers terms Worldwide shipping. No export permit needed to ship from Switzerland. Buyers have to cover transport costs and any additional import costs (e. g. VAT, import levies) . You also acknowledge and accept that you are responsible for checking if there is any specific rule or restriction applicable to the import of an object into your country. IMPORTANT NOTE CONCERNING THE TRANSPORT OF THIS OBJECT: The shipping cost given is only for reference for this object as it is at this time and place unknown due to the heavy weight or measurements of the object. The shipping costs will be evaluated after the sale when the destination is known