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Roman Period Bronze Bust of a Woman - FZ.034
Origin: Alexandria, Egypt
Circa: 100
AD
to 300
AD
Dimensions:
3.5" (8.9cm) high
Catalogue: V1, V4
Collection: Egyptian
Style: Roman
Medium: Bronze
Additional Information: HK
Location: UAE
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The dreamy, classical beauty of this woman
almost certainly identifies her as a goddess,
perhaps a Romanized version of the Egyptian
Isis, or Persephone, reluctant queen of the
underworld. The loops on her head were
probably for the attachment of a crown of
flowers, while the holes in her neck suggest that
her missing body may have been of ivory or
wood covered with precious gold or silver. She
appears lost in a reverie: wistful, lovely, a little
sad--as if mourning the passing of ancient
glories.
- (FZ.034)
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