Roman art, XNUMXst-XNUMXnd c. ap. J.-C.
White marble
H. 22,5 cm
Origin
Former Armand Trampistch collection, formed in the 1930s-1960s
By descent from batches
Head forward, gaze turned to the left. The oval of the face is elongated. The delicate features of the goddess are characterized by almond eyes with thick upper lids, the lower hem is delicately marked as well as the corner of the eye. The eyebrows are marked by sharp, arched eyebrows joining the bridge of the nose. The fleshy mouth is half-open, the lips are arched and the corners slightly upturned. The forehead is surmounted by a hairstyle girded with a headband. The hair separated by a middle parting in two wavy masses are gathered in a low bun at the back. The style as well as the hairstyle of this head refers us to the type of the Venus Medici, kept at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence and would come from the ancient sources of the Termes de Trajan.
A roman marble head of Venus from the Medici type. Head frontal, gaze turned to the left.
The oval of the face is elongated. The delicate features of the goddess are characterized by almond-shaped eyes with thick upper lids, the lower hemline is delicately marked as well as the corner of the eye. The eyebrows are marked by sharp and arched eyebrows joining the bridge of the nose. The fleshy mouth is half-open, the lips are arched and the corners slightly turned up.
The forehead is topped with a hairstyle encircled by a headband. The hair parted in a middle part in two wavy masses is gathered in a low bun at the back. The style as well as the hairstyle of this head refers us to the type of the Venus Medici, preserved in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence and would come from the ancient sources of the Terms of Trajan. Ca. 1st - early 2nd century AD
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