Description:

Roman, possibly Romano-Egyptian, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A fascinating trio of Roman examples, all skillfully carved from the bone of an ungulate: 2 standing figures and a hairpin. The figures are comprised of Venus, the goddess of beauty, standing nude in the classic Pudica stance and a robed male figure holding a long serpent, perhaps intended as Asclepius, the god of medicine. The slender hairpin is topped with a decorative finial in the form of a pinecone. Size of largest (hairpin): 4.7" L x 0.25" W (11.9 cm x 0.6 cm)

A similar Roman bone hairpin can be found at the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession number 74.51.5203.

Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010

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  • Condition: All have expected chips and abrasions with some small areas of loss to raised features of standing male. Otherwise, hairpin and Venus are intact, and all have nice remaining details with light patina throughout.

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