Lot 10
**Originally Listed At $4500**
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A skillfully carved white marble head depicting a goddess - perhaps Venus, the goddess of romantic love, who magically rose from the sea on a giant scallop - with her head ever so slightly tipped to the right and presenting a steadfast gaze, her coiffure parted just off center and swept back with long, wavy locks delineated and arranged in a high chignon supported and ornamented with a band on her right side. The goddess' beautiful oval face is sensitively modeled so as to attain a naturalistic visage with her rounded forehead, large, almond-shaped eyes with thick upper lids, thin brows that arch gracefully and merge with the bridge of her nose, rounded chin, and bow shaped, slightly parted lips. Size: 3" W x 5.5" H (7.6 cm x 14 cm); 6.875" H (17.5 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private Swiss collection of F.H.; ex-private W. Rosenbaum collection, Ascona, Switzerland, acquired before 1984
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#124243
- Condition: Restoration to most of nose and petite area along back-right portion of coiffure, with resurfacing along new material and break lines. A section with small loss to upswept tip of coiffure, surface wear in some areas, and earthen deposits. Nice preservation to most facial features.
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