A Roman limestone female head
Eastern Empire, circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D.
With deeply set eyes gazing slightly down to the left, the pupils drilled, with a broad flat nose and shapely lips, her wavy hair parted centrally and dressed beneath her himation, the head flat-backed probably from a relief, 10in (25.5cm) high, mounted
Eastern Empire, circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D.
With deeply set eyes gazing slightly down to the left, the pupils drilled, with a broad flat nose and shapely lips, her wavy hair parted centrally and dressed beneath her himation, the head flat-backed probably from a relief, 10in (25.5cm) high, mounted
Estimate:
£3,000 - 5,000
US$ 4,500 - 7,600
€3,500 - 5,800
US$ 4,500 - 7,600
€3,500 - 5,800
Footnotes
- Provenance:
English private collection.
Bonhams London, 26 Oct 2007, lot 192.
UK private collection, acquired circa 1957.
Category: Antiquities
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