CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMANO-EGYPTIAN PINK GIALLO ANTICO MARBLE HERM HEAD OF ZEUS-AMMON
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
The god with flowing beard and moustache, wearing Egyptian striated royal headdress with remains of uraeus, traces of ram's horns at either side, mounted
3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) high

Provenance

Formerly in a French private collection.

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Lot Essay

The marbles quarried at Chemtou (Tunisia) were much esteemed by the Carthaginians and Romans, with the quarries being held as Imperial property. Pliny called the stone marmor numidicum, Numidia being the region at that time. The colours vary from white, through clear yellow to dark orange-brown, others are brecciated with a red matrix or a warm salmon-pink. Large worked examples of the stone include the paired monolithic columns in the Pantheon, Rome.

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