A ROMAN MARBLE PORTRAIT HEAD OF THE EMPRESS FAUSTINA MINOR

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17.10.2023 10:00UTC -04:00
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ID 1037632
Lot 65 | A ROMAN MARBLE PORTRAIT HEAD OF THE EMPRESS FAUSTINA MINOR
A ROMAN MARBLE PORTRAIT HEAD OF THE EMPRESS FAUSTINA MINOR

ANTONINE PERIOD, CIRCA 162-176 A.D.

13 ½ in. (34.2 cm.) high





Provenance

Private Collection, France, acquired late 19th-early 20th century; thence by continuous descent within the family (accompanied by May 1962 photographs documenting the portrait in the former owner’s home).

Property from a French Private Collection; Antiquities, Christie’s, New York, 8 June 2012, lot 236.
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