Miniature Roman Bronze Head of a Grotesque

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Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A striking miniature cast bronze head with caricature features, the face showing wide open eyes under arched overhanging eyebrows, a prominent, phallic nose, fleshy lips surrounding an open mouth, protruding ears, and a strange coiffure. Grotesques became a subject of art in the Hellenistic Period and continued to be popular in the Roman Empire. Size: 0.6" W x 1.05" H (1.5 cm x 2.7 cm); 1.6" H (4.1 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-Neil Phillips collection, New York, USA, 1990s

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Condition Report: Head was once part of a larger statue which is lost below the neck. Incredible turquoise patina. Features are well preserved.