Roman Bronze Head Mount of Oceanus

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

3 1/4 in. (68.2 grams total, 83 mm including stand).

Bust of Oceanus in high-relief, hollow to the reverse, with flowing hair and beard, large lentoid eyes and broad nose, with crab/lobster claws emerging from his locks; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Identified by the British Museum as depicting Oceanus on 8th January 1996.
From 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.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum letter dated 8th January 1996.

CONDITION

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