A Roman Marble Portrait of a Woman, Antonine Period, circa mid 2nd Century A.D.
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October 19, 02:13 PM GTNN
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A Roman Marble Portrait of a Woman
Antonine Period, circa mid 2nd Century A.D.
with full lips and almond-shaped eyes, her hair entirely plaited, parted above the forehead, drawn back behind the ears and up from the nape of the neck into a turban on the crown; the facial features probably recut in modern t.mes s.
Height 23 cm.
private collects
ion, mid 20th Century or earlier (based on style of wooden socle)
the estate of David Abbate (1949-2013), New Jersey (CRN Auctions, Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 31st, 2014, no. 174)
acquired at the above sale
the estate of David Abbate (1949-2013), New Jersey (CRN Auctions, Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 31st, 2014, no. 174)
acquired at the above sale
For the hairstyle see a portrait at Holkham Hall: https://arachne.dainst.org/entity/1067622.