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LOT 0710

Roman Bronze Goddess Statuette Heads

CIRCA 1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.

7/8 - 1 in. (71 grams total, 23-25 mm).

Comprising: a female with hair held in a chignon at the nape; figure with hair dressed in short wavy tufts, large eyes with exaggerated eyelashes. [2]

Provenance

Acquired before 2000.
From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.

Literature

See statuettes with similar heads and dimensions in Politikens Forlag, Jeg ser på oldsager (I look at antiquities), Kopenhagen, 1966, nos.585-586.

Footnotes

Bronze statuettes representing Roman gods and goddesses were widespread all around the empire, and are also known as far as archaeological sites of Jutland and the islands. The two heads represent probably tutela divinities of the home, like Vesta and Juno (Greek Hera).

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LOT 0710

Roman Bronze Goddess Statuette Heads

Sold for (Inc. bp): £312

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