A ROMAN BRONZE BUST OF HELIOS
A ROMAN BRONZE BUST OF HELIOS

CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN BRONZE BUST OF HELIOS
circa 2nd century a.d.
Perhaps a furniture attachment, likely an emperor in the guise of the god, with twelve rays in his crown, his hair brushed forward on his forehead, with small eyes and a round, dimpled chin, his chlamys pinned to his right shoulder
3¾ in. (9.5 cm) high
Provenance
Fortuna Fine Arts, Ltd.

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