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Small Roman Marble Head
Small Roman marble head
The head sports curly hair, under a headdress that appears decorated with an ornament, perhaps a piece of jewelry.
Ancient restoration trace at the nose, hollowed out to include a replacement piece? Under the ears, the trace of a drill bit, either a tool mark or the remnant of the hanging of an external piece of jewelry, perhaps in precious metal as has been noted.
Visible traces of rust, accidents and lacks.
Mounted on an attractive pedestal.
Roman period
Provenance: public auction sale in Paris, former private collection from Versailles
Height of head: 6.5 cm
Total height: 15.5 cm
The head sports curly hair, under a headdress that appears decorated with an ornament, perhaps a piece of jewelry.
Ancient restoration trace at the nose, hollowed out to include a replacement piece? Under the ears, the trace of a drill bit, either a tool mark or the remnant of the hanging of an external piece of jewelry, perhaps in precious metal as has been noted.
Visible traces of rust, accidents and lacks.
Mounted on an attractive pedestal.
Roman period
Provenance: public auction sale in Paris, former private collection from Versailles
Height of head: 6.5 cm
Total height: 15.5 cm
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