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Roman limestone funerary bust,…
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Sydney
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7-Oct-2023
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Roman limestone funerary bust, early 3rd century, Ce, in the form of a male head, with triangular head and strong brow line, with almond shaped eyes close to broad nose, lips displaying evidence of red, with beard and broad neck, the whole raised on a perspex plinth, height 19 cm and 33 cm (including stand). Provenance: Ex-David Jones Art gallery, then private collection, double bay. Similar: Penn Museum, 29-107-922. Further reading: Skupinska-Lovset, IIona. 1983. Funerary Portraiture of Roman Palestine; an analysis of the production in its culture-historical context. Page/fig./plate 44:30 Romano, Irene B. 2006. Classical sculpture; catalogue of the Cypriot, Greek and Roman stone sculpture in the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Page/Fig./Plate: p.200, no.9. Provenance: Estate of Renee Markovic
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