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Marmorkopf eines jungen Mannes, römisch, 2. Jahrhundert, Hadrianische bis Antoninische Zeit

Lot 526
26.05.2021 10:00UTC +01:00
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€ 10 000
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Lot 526 | Marmorkopf eines jungen Mannes, römisch, 2. Jahrhundert, Hadrianische bis Antoninische Zeit
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€ 10 000
Marmorkopf eines jungen Mannes, römisch, 2. Jahrhundert, Hadrianische bis Antoninische Zeit
Fein gearbeitetes, lebensgroßes Privatporträt eines jungen Mannes, dessen Frisur noch in der Tradition des Kaisers Trajan steht. Die Haare, in Strähnen nach vorne und seitlich nach unten gekämmt, rahmen das längliche Gesicht ein. Die Augen groß und wach, die Brauen buschig. Der Mann trägt einen kurz geschorenen Oberlippenbart und einen schütteren Backenbart, der auf seine Jugend hinweist. Der Mund ist geschlossen. Der Kopf ist an die Kaiserportraits der Zeit angelehnt und soll den Dargestellten als vielversprechenden, für eine Ämterlaufbahn vorgesehenen Mann mit Entschlusskraft charakterisieren. Abmessungen 28 x 18 x 22 cm. Gesockelt auf einem roten Marmorwürfel mit 15 cm Kantenlänge. Gewicht 14,3 kg, der Sockel 7,1 kg.

Provenienz: From an old Spanish private collection, José Louis Viñas, 1970s. Subsequently in a French collection sold by the Binoche Auction House, Hôtel Drouot, Paris. With French antiquities certification.

Zustand: III
A Roman marble head of a young man, 1st half - mid-2nd century
Finely worked, life-size private portrait of a young man with a hairstyle still in the tradition of Emperor Trajan. The strands of his hair combed forward and sideways and framing his longish face. His eyes big and alert, the brows bushy. The man has a tightly cropped moustache and sparse whiskers which indicate his youth. His mouth is closed. The head is inspired by contemporary portraits of the emperor and is intended to characterise the young man as a promising, determined individual well-suited for public office. Dimensions 28 x 18 x 22 cm. Mounted on a red marble cube with an edge length of 15 cm. Weight 14.3 kg, base 7.1 kg.


Provenance: From an old Spanish private collection, José Louis Viñas, 1970s. Subsequently in a French collection sold by the Binoche Auction House, Hôtel Drouot, Paris. With French antiquities certification.

Condition: III
Place of origin:Roman Empire
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