Bidspirit auction | ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF VENUS

ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF VENUS - Ca. AD 1 - 300. A marble head of Venus, depicted frontally with an oval face, lidded eyes, a straight nose, and a softly modelled mouth. Her hair is arranged in thick, wavy strands drawn back from the brow and gathered beneath a large, radiating diadem composed of fluted segments. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 2755, Antiquities, Lot 135. Size: 125mm x 130mm; Weight: 650g Provenance: Private UK collection; formerly in a 1980s-1990s London collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.