RB003
Roman bronze head of a man.
2nd-3rd century AD.
Height: 13.2 cm. (5 1/4 in.)
Very fine. Fragment from a life size statue, slightly deformed. Remains of gilding, fine green and brown patina. Mounted.
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The man’s head is finely modeled, with engraved eyebrows. The majestic expression, the high artistic style, and the nature of the statue: a life size gilt bronze statue, suggests that this was a portrait statue of an emperor, most probably of the Severan Dynasty.
Cf. Mitten, D.G., and Doeringer, S. F., Fogg Art Museum, 1967, Cat. no. 234A, p. 244
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Mitten, D. G., and Doeringer, S. F., 1967
Mitten, D. G., and Doeringer, S. F., editors, Master Bronzes from the Classical World, Exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, Mass., 1967
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