"Roman marble head fragment, 300 AD". The ancient Romans were great portrait artists, from pictorial representations, stelae, niches or sculptures. The head fragment before us represents the portrait of a Roman and is a great example of the mastery they acquired with marble. Portraiture trends were adopted by the Romans from the Greek tradition. Among the portraits, the most frequent forms are the head and the bust. We also find full-figure sculptures, but in a smaller number. It can be explained that this was the case for economic reasons, being cheaper than the sculpture of a complete figure. Another reason could be better individual identification and the fact that the head was the center of interest in the portrait. The emperors used the portraits for their political programs and to demonstrate power while, in the private sphere, the portraits performed their function in a funerary context. The busts with descriptions decorated the altars and tombs of the deceased.
Good state of conservation.
Provenance: private collection, Israel, 2014. 11x9cm
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2.200 €
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