EASTERN EMPIRE, CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A MAN
EASTERN EMPIRE, CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
7 ½ in. (19 cm.) high

Provenance

with Giorgio Fallani, Rome.
Dr. Anton Pestalozzi (1915-2007), Zurich, acquired from the above, 1974; thence by descent to the current owner.

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Lot Essay

The present head, with the thick crop of toussled hair reminiscient of the heroic style, is heavily influenced by Graeco-Roman types. The subject is not moustachioed, but the carefully sculpted beard is a combination of a typically Roman beard and the tightly curled ringlets more commonly associated with Western Asiatic fashion.

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