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LOT 0792
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.
ProvenanceEx 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.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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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