A MARBLE BUST OF FAUSTINA MAJOR

LATE 18TH CENTURY

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A MARBLE BUST OF FAUSTINA MAJOR
LATE 18TH CENTURY
On a Siena socle, remnants of blue bordered inventory label to base, discolouration
21¼ in. (54 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

Annia Galeria Faustina or Faustina the Elder (Major) was the daughter of Marcus Annius Verus and Rupilia Faustina. She married the Emperor Antoninus Pius in circa 110 A.D.
It was Faustina the Elder who created the fashionable coiffure of having wavy locks of hair drawn to the sides combined with braided hair coiled above, a style that was to become popular with infinite variations.

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