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Lot 823 Dα

A bronze bust of a first century Roman lady

Auction 1244 - overview Cologne
15.05.2024, 16:00 - Decorative Arts Furniture
Estimate: 2.000 € - 3.000 €
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A bronze bust of a first century Roman lady

Realistic portrait of a lady with curled hair, wearing a palla. H 15.7, H with modern base 33.8 cm.
France or Italy, 17th / 18th C.

This bust could, for example, have been modelled on the marble bust of a Roman Empress from the Flavian era in the Glyptothek in Munich. This hairstyle was also taken up by Barthélemy Prieur (1540 - 1611) for his bronze statue of Maria de' Medici as Juno (Louvre, Inv. OA 11055).