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THBMiniature Palmyrene Red Porphyry Head of a Man
Lot 19
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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- Lot Description
Near East, Palmyra, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. An evocative red porphyry head of a male, likely from a relief, featuring expressive features such as raised brows, wide, sunken eyes with delineated pupils, hollowed cheeks, an up-turned nose, and full lips enveloped by a full beard and moustache. A naturalistic ear can additionally be seen on the proper right side of his face. Note how the puffy flesh beneath the eye and rigid cheek bones convey the message that this is a man of age - something valued in Imperial Rome as age was intended to indicate one had given more of their life to serving the state. Size: 1.5" W x 1.2" H (3.8 cm x 3 cm); 2.6" H (6.6 cm) on included custom stand.
Palmyra was a wealthy city that linked the caravan routes from the Parthian Near East with the Roman Mediterranean. The people who lived there during this period largely enjoyed prosperity and were able to adopt eastern and western customs, clothing, and artistic styles, creating a distinctive visual culture unique to the city. We know of this culture today from the large funerary monuments that the Palmyran people built - tower-shaped vaults whose interiors were lined with sculpted limestone reliefs depicting the deceased.
Provenance: private New Jersey, USA collection; ex-Baker collection, acquired in 2003; ex-Azuma collection
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#163104Fragment of a larger piece. Some nicks, abrasions, and natural stable hairline fissures to stone as shown. Nice preservation of detail and good color to porphyry.Condition
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