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LOT 0760
Eastern Roman Bronze Female Bust
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
4 3/8 in. (195 grams total, 11.2 cm including stand).
Hollow-formed figurine fragment depicting a bare-chested female with a tight-fitting cap placed over her hair and row of curls escaping from beneath the brim, broad forehead above lentoid eyes and narrow nose, small pursed mouth; integral swag of beads to the upper chest above the conical breasts, left arm bent and hand clutching the left breast, right arm raised and forefinger placed on the chin; separate round-section ring added to the neck; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Cf. statue in the British Museum under accession no.1824,0453.11, with similarly dressed Etruscan lady and male companion holding her breast.
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