Lot Essay
A report (dated 1967) from the Archaeological Institute, University of Freiburg, Germany, accompanies this lot.
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CIRCA LATE 1ST CENTURY B.C.
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A ROMAN CRYSTALLINE MARBLE TOGATUS PORTRAIT HEAD
CIRCA LATE 1ST CENTURY B.C.
With the back of his head veiled in the traditional manner of a Caesar in the role of a pontifex maximus in the act of sacrificing, repaired, nose restored and some reworking of the face and lips, mounted
17 in. (43.1 cm.) high
CIRCA LATE 1ST CENTURY B.C.
With the back of his head veiled in the traditional manner of a Caesar in the role of a pontifex maximus in the act of sacrificing, repaired, nose restored and some reworking of the face and lips, mounted
17 in. (43.1 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in the 1960s by the present owner's late father.
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