Lot no. 502
COLLECTION OF ROMAN BRONZE IDOLS
Ca. AD 1 - 300.
A collection of four bronze idols, including, from left to right: a bust of Isis wearing a modius headdress; a head of Medusa with thick curling hair framing the face; a small figure of a theatrical actor in a crouched pose; and a bearded male deity wearing a conical cap.
For similar see: The Musée Carnavalet, Les bronzes antiques de Paris, 1989, Cat. 27, p. 95.
Size: 25-55mm x 15-20mm; Weight: 145g
Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s.
Pictures credits: Contact organization
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