Lot Essay
Also known as: La petite Cérès, Clio, Crispina, Demeter, Faustina and Julia Domna. The original currently in the Vatican Museum.
The date of the discovery is unknown, but its first recording is thought to have been amongst the inventory drawn up in 1614 of the Mattei collection of sculpture, and is presumed to have been found on one of the family's Roman estates prior to this date.
The date of the discovery is unknown, but its first recording is thought to have been amongst the inventory drawn up in 1614 of the Mattei collection of sculpture, and is presumed to have been found on one of the family's Roman estates prior to this date.