Bidspirit auction | A ROMAN CARVED HEMATITE PORTRAIT

A ROMAN CARVED HEMATITE PORTRAIT BUST OF GERMANICUS, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY - This sculpture is a portrait bust depicting the Roman general Germanicus, carved from a dark. He is crowned with a laurel wreath set into hair carved in thick, locks. The bust is self-based and terminates at the upper chest with simplified drapery details.  L: 6cm weight: 143g