Lot Essay
Julia Titi was the daughter of the Emperor Titus and the mistress of the Emperor Domitian. For another portrait of Julia Titi see no. 147, p. 179 in Kleiner, Roman Sculpture.
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CIRCA LATE 1ST CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN MARBLE PORTRAIT HEAD OF JULIA TITI
CIRCA LATE 1ST CENTURY A.D.
The young woman depicted with the high-arching haloed coiffure characteristic of the period, the mass of curls deeply drilled, portrayed with realistic features, the large convex almond-shaped eyes unarticulated, with thick upper lids under modelled arching brows, broad cheekbones, a protruding dimpled chin, a thick filtrum and a small mouth with bow-shaped lips
10½ in. (26.7 cm.) high
CIRCA LATE 1ST CENTURY A.D.
The young woman depicted with the high-arching haloed coiffure characteristic of the period, the mass of curls deeply drilled, portrayed with realistic features, the large convex almond-shaped eyes unarticulated, with thick upper lids under modelled arching brows, broad cheekbones, a protruding dimpled chin, a thick filtrum and a small mouth with bow-shaped lips
10½ in. (26.7 cm.) high
Provenance
European Private Collection, 1980s.