JULIO-CLAUDIAN, CIRCA LATE 1ST CENTURY B.C.-EARLY 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN MARBLE PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN
julio-claudian, circa late 1st century b.c.-early 1st century a.d.
Depicting a woman of middle age, her center-parted hair pulled back in undulating waves and tied in a large bun at back, the round face with wide, heavy-lidded almond-shaped eyes drilled at their inner corners, under shallow arching brows, with a prominent triangular nose and thin lips drilled in the corners, her head turned slightly to the right
15.3/8 in. (39.1 cm) high
julio-claudian, circa late 1st century b.c.-early 1st century a.d.
Depicting a woman of middle age, her center-parted hair pulled back in undulating waves and tied in a large bun at back, the round face with wide, heavy-lidded almond-shaped eyes drilled at their inner corners, under shallow arching brows, with a prominent triangular nose and thin lips drilled in the corners, her head turned slightly to the right
15.3/8 in. (39.1 cm) high
Provenance
American Private Collection
Antiquities, Sotheby's London, 21 May 1984, lot 276
Antiquities, Sotheby's London, 21 May 1984, lot 276