46. Roman fragment of a janiform herm, c.1st century AD
Marble
Height: 17cm
11647 TA
£ 12,000
Fragment from a janiform head of Dionysus, showing the god of wine in his older guise, with thick curling beard and long locks of hair, two rows of archaising short...
Fragment from a janiform head of Dionysus, showing the god of wine in his older guise, with thick curling beard and long locks of hair, two rows of archaising short tight curls above his forehead held in place with a pediment-shaped diadem.
Some small remains of pigment, the surface worn and chipped, some staining on the top of the head.
Some small remains of pigment, the surface worn and chipped, some staining on the top of the head.
Provenance
Dr W. Rosenbaum-Kroeber (1894-1984), Ascona, Switzerland; acquired prior to 1980Galleria Serodine, Ascona, Switzerland 11th June 2002
