Property from a Belgian Private Collection
A Fragmentary Roman Bronze Portrait Head of a Man, circa A.D. 230
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December 7, 10:18 AM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Belgian Private Collection
A Fragmentary Roman Bronze Portrait Head of a Man, circa A.D. 230
with incised eyebrows, furrowed brow, and short hair composed of comma shaped locks, the details finely chased.
Length 19 cm.
Château de la Court d'Aron, Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais, France, probably from the collection of Count Raoul de Rochebrune (1849-1924)
sold at auction in Angers, France, 1976
Jean-Philippe Mariaud de Serres, Galerie de Serres, Paris
acquired by the present owner from the above in 2001
sold at auction in Angers, France, 1976
Jean-Philippe Mariaud de Serres, Galerie de Serres, Paris
acquired by the present owner from the above in 2001
The hairstyle finds a parallel in the portraiture of emperor Severus Alexander: e.g, https://arachne.dainst.org/entity/1068813 (Copenhagen), and https://arachne.dainst.org/entity/1079509 (Vatican).