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LOT 0687
Roman Bronze Female Head Applique
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (25.3 grams total, 61 mm including stand).
Forehead framed by long centrally parted wavy tresses, almond-shaped eyes with pronounced lids, ears pierced for attachment, smoothed back, remains of suspension loop on top of head; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
Provenance
Ex V.R., Basel, prior to 2000.
Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00034415.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Literature
See Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, items 327, 328, for type; Melchart, W., Antike Kostbarkeiten aus Osterreichischem privatbesitz, Wien, 1997, fig.135.
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LOT 0687
Roman Bronze Female Head Applique
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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