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PROPERTY OF PROFESSOR AND MRS. SID PORT
TWO ROMAN BONE OBJECTS
CIRCA LATE 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
TWO ROMAN BONE OBJECTS
Circa Late 1st-2nd Century A.D.
Including a figure of Venus, the nude goddess standing with her wavy hair center-parted, a crown-like element at the back of her head, her right hand crossing her chest just below her breasts, her left hand holding drapery that falls over her left leg, standing on a curved integral plinth; and a cosmetic applicator surmounted by a bust of a woman, with an elongated neck and narrow face, a small mouth, long angular nose and dotted eyes, her hair arranged in a high and elaborate coiffure in the style of the Flavian period, a fragmentary attribute above
4½ in. (11.4 cm) high for the first (2)
Circa Late 1st-2nd Century A.D.
Including a figure of Venus, the nude goddess standing with her wavy hair center-parted, a crown-like element at the back of her head, her right hand crossing her chest just below her breasts, her left hand holding drapery that falls over her left leg, standing on a curved integral plinth; and a cosmetic applicator surmounted by a bust of a woman, with an elongated neck and narrow face, a small mouth, long angular nose and dotted eyes, her hair arranged in a high and elaborate coiffure in the style of the Flavian period, a fragmentary attribute above
4½ in. (11.4 cm) high for the first (2)
Provenance
Superior Galleries, Los Angeles