CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN BRONZE BUST OF MINERVA
circa 1st century a.d.
Cast with her head inclined slightly to her right, wearing a Corinthian helmet high on her head, her hair center-parted, with a long serpentine lock along the back of her neck, with lidded eyes beneath modelled brows, the irises and pupils articulated, with a long slender nose, slightly parted lips and a small rounded chin, a perforation at the back of the neck for attachment
5.3/8 in. (13.65 cm) high
circa 1st century a.d.
Cast with her head inclined slightly to her right, wearing a Corinthian helmet high on her head, her hair center-parted, with a long serpentine lock along the back of her neck, with lidded eyes beneath modelled brows, the irises and pupils articulated, with a long slender nose, slightly parted lips and a small rounded chin, a perforation at the back of the neck for attachment
5.3/8 in. (13.65 cm) high
Provenance
Prince Christian August von Waldeck
Literature
Arnt, Die Sammlung Antiken Bronzen der Frsten von Waldeck, p. 80.