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THBRoman Julio-Claudian Marble Head, ex-Arte Primitivo
Lot 18
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Artemis Gallery
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Louisville, CO 80027
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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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Roman, Imperial Period, Julio-Claudian Period, ca. 1st Century BCE to 1st Century CE. An impressive marble head of a male youth with idealized features as opposed to the veristic representations popular during the Republican period. Notice that the sculptor presents this individual's visage with clean-shaven skin and handsome characteristics, such as deep-set eyes, a sharp brow, a petite nose, cupid's bow lips, high cheekbones, and closely cropped, wavy hair crowned by a fillet. The classicizing features and treatment of the eyes suggest that the head was created during the Julio-Claudian Period. Size: 2.2" W x 3.6" H (5.6 cm x 9.1 cm); 6.6" H (16.8 cm) on included custom stand.
It is possible that this youth was actually a portrait of a young regal. Augustan and Julio-Claudian portraits emphasized the beauty and youth of their leaders. Augustus set this precedent which was subscribed to by imperial portraiture until the reign of Constantine the Great. The Romans' idealizations of emperor's images were designed to present visual associations with their predecessors - serving as a means of legitimatizing the emperor's authority. For instance, according to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Heilbrunn Timeline essay entitled "Roman Portrait Sculpture: The Stylistic Cycle," Tiberius' portraits presented an uncanny resemblance to those of Augustus, even though the two were not related. The author states, "Tiberius (r. 14-37 A.D.) (1994.230.7) was not actually related to Augustus, but his portraits portray a remarkable, and fictionalized, resemblance that connected him to the princeps and helped substantiate his position as successor. Even Tiberius' successor Caligula (r. 37-41 A.D.) (14.37), who had no interest in continuing Augustus’ administrative ideals and was much more concerned with promoting his own agenda, followed the Augustan and Tiberian portrait tradition of classical and idealized features that carried a strong 'family' resemblance."
Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010; ex-Arte Primitivo, New York, New York, USA
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#172726Fragment of a larger piece. Losses to nose and base of neck. Expected surface wear with some chipping to back of head, as well as abrasions and softening of detail. Otherwise, very nice with light encrustations in recessed areas.Condition
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