LOT 129 ROMAN BRONZE NEGROID HEAD BALSAMARIUM
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Ca. 100 ADA bronze balsamarium in the form of a bust of African male youth. The boy is depicted with upcast eyes and his face features broad nose and fleshy lips. His thick hair is arranged in wavy locks and the top of his head features an opening with a hinged lid. Two horn alike protrusions serving as suspension loops emerge from the sides of his head and join an omega-shaped handle. The bust sits atop a columnar plinth. For a similar see Christie's, Live Auction 1163 Antiquities, 12 Dec 2002, Lot 237.Size: L:170mm / W:80mm ; 450gProvenance: Property of a London Ancient Art Gallery; formerly in the famous Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister; acquired between early 1960s to 1990s.
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