Lot Essay
The present bronze is a copy of an the original statue found at Prima Porta, near Rome, which dates from the 1st century B.C. and is currently in the Vatican collection.
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STAMPED A. ROHRICH, ROME, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
Details
An Italian bronze figure of the Augustus Prima Porta
stamped A. Rohrich, Rome, second half 19th century
After the Antique, the emperor portrayed in the adlocutio position and set on a circular parcel-gilt base above a stepped and moulded cylindrical marble plinth
24.7/8in. (63.2cm.) overall
stamped A. Rohrich, Rome, second half 19th century
After the Antique, the emperor portrayed in the adlocutio position and set on a circular parcel-gilt base above a stepped and moulded cylindrical marble plinth
24.7/8in. (63.2cm.) overall