Bust - Malachite, Marble - 17th century
A bust of a Roman emperor. The head is finely carved carved in Rosso Antico marble and a draped and cuirassed torso in Giallo Siena, resting on a white marble pedestal base. The cuirass has two ornate shoulder straps and a lion mask in the middle, both nipples are inset with malachite. Rome. 17th century. Dimensions: H 19. 5cm x W 12cm
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A bust of a Roman emperor. The head is finely carved carved in Rosso Antico marble and a draped and cuirassed torso in Giallo Siena, resting on a white marble pedestal base. The cuirass has two ornate shoulder straps and a lion mask in the middle, both nipples are inset with malachite. Rome. 17th century. Dimensions: H 19. 5cm x W 12cm
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