A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A GOD
A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A GOD

CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A GOD
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Perhaps Jupiter, his head turned to his right, with a serene expression, the lidded unarticulated eyes beneath bulging brows, the full lips slightly parted, framed by a mustache and thick beard, with two rows of hooked locks above the forehead, wearing a rolled diadem, preserving traces of red pigment on the beard
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Japanese Private Collection, 1980s.

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