Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art

Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art

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Property from the Collection of Axel Vervoordt

A Roman Marble Portrait Head of a Young Woman, early 1st Century A.D.

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July 5, 12:32 PM GMT

Estimate

6,000 - 8,000 GBP

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Property from the Collection of Axel Vervoordt

A Roman Marble Portrait Head of a Young Woman

early 1st Century A.D.


the hair bound in a fillet and tied in a braided chignon at the nape of neck, a rectangular slot on the crown; no restorations.

Height 22 cm.

Philip Pearlstein, New York, acquired on the European art market circa 1962/1963
Joseph Gerena, New York
acquired by the present owner from the above in 2011
The braided chignon is a typical feature of hairstyles from the Julio-Claudian period (see K. Polaschek, Trierer Zeitschrift, vol. 35, 1972, pp. 145ff.). The rectangular slot was probably meant for insertion of a separately carved braid. Such a braid on the crown is another typical feature of hairstyles from this period.

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