Ancient Roman, Empire Marble Marble Head - 16 cm

Small marble head, youthful and beardless, with a cap-like hairstyle. On the forehead, parallel, carved, combed strands, the calotte as a mass of lock-like plasticity. Eyes almond-shaped with heavy upper lid, smooth and without iris or pupil bore. Small mouth with sharply incised angles, cheeks laid flat. These features – combed forehead hair, flat face, and bore-free eyes – are stylistically comparable with gallo-Roman heads of the 1st–2nd century AD. Dimensions: head approx. 8 cm, total height with presentation plinth approx. 16 cm Material: white marble Condition: break at the neck, there a modern bore for the mounting pin. Occiput and calotte clearly weathered, with sugary-grain texture and brownish discolorations; the face better preserved – a condition of preservation that occurs with uneven ground support. Nose rubbed. No detectable restorations or overpaintings. Provenance: Acquired at Auction House Artesia, 86100 Châtellerault; previously Auction House Mehlis, 08523 Plauen. Old collection number “8149 – 38”. No shipping outside the EU. Private sale, no warranty or return.

Estimate:$2,576.53

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