A Roman Marble Portrait Head
Sale 1035 - Antiquities and Ancient Art: A Study
May 26, 2022
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$15,000 -
20,000
Price Realized
$25,000
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Lot Description
A Roman Marble Portrait Head
Severan Period, 198-217 A.D.
Height 9 5/16 inches (23.6 cm).
Property from a New Jersey Private Collection
Provenance:
Artemis Gallery, Louisville, Colorado, Exceptional Antiquities, Asian, Ethnographic, 21 February 2019, Lot 67.
Note:
Resembling the Emperor Caracalla, this portrait head abandons the styles of his Imperial predecessors and their long hair and full beards for a style more aligned with the Roman legionaries which was characterized by closely cropped curls and a stubble beard.
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