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Description : A Roman marble portrait of a boy Circa A.D. 220-250 The child depicted as a worshipper of Isis, with his head turned to the left, the details of his short hair finely incised, the remains of a Sidelock of Youth on the right side of his head, falling in front of the ear, his mournful eyes heavy-lidded with incised iris and drilled pupils, set in a later polychrome marble bust with socle, 8¼in (20.5cm) high, 15?in (39cm) overall height excluding socle
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About the lot N° 136
Title : A Roman marble portrait of a boy
Notes : Provenance:North German private collection, 1970s and thence by descent.Published:W. Hornbostel, Kunst der Antike, Schätze aus Norddeutschem privatbesitz, Hamburg, 1977, pp.55-6, no.35. The lot is accompanied by a copy of this publication.For a related example in the British Museum cf. S. Walker & M. Bierbrier, Ancient Faces. Mummy Portraits from Roman Egypt, London, 1997, pp.192-3, no.261.Exhibited :Museum fur Kunst unde Gewerbe, Hamburg, 21 January - 6 March 1977.
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Sale title : Antiquities
Sale date : 05 Oct 2011 It's free to register now to view!
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