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PROPERTY OF PROFESSOR AND MRS. SID PORT
AN EASTERN ROMAN MARBLE BUST OF A GOD
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
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AN EASTERN ROMAN MARBLE BUST OF A GOD
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
The bearded god depicted wearing a tunic under a mantle, his right arm holding the fabric in the "arm-sling" pose, his oval face with almond-shaped, heavily-lidded eyes, the irises incised, and fleshy lips, framed by a thick mass of long curly locks, a long curly beard and a thick mustache, a fragmentary Greek inscription below
12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm) high
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
The bearded god depicted wearing a tunic under a mantle, his right arm holding the fabric in the "arm-sling" pose, his oval face with almond-shaped, heavily-lidded eyes, the irises incised, and fleshy lips, framed by a thick mass of long curly locks, a long curly beard and a thick mustache, a fragmentary Greek inscription below
12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm) high
Provenance
Fortuna Fine Arts, Ltd., New York