LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A CONTINENTAL BRONZE BUST, TRADITIONALLY BELIEVED TO BE EMPEROR JOHN V.
LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Mounted on a variegated red marble plinth, with an inscription in Greek (translated as 'The Palaiolaos Ioannis King and Autocrat of the Romaion')
19 in. (48.2 cm.) high overall

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Lot Essay

The Palaiologan dynasty was the last ruling family of the Romanion, or Byzantine Empire. Michael VIII Palaiologos was its founder and his descendants ruled until the fall of Constantinople in 1453. The present bust is believed to depict John V, who ruled (albeit with interruption) from 1332-1391.

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