Female head
Silver. Second half of the 2nd century CE.Height 10 cm. Turin, Museum of Antiquities
Female head.
Silver. Second half of the 2nd century CE.
Height 10 cm.
Height 10 cm.
Turin, Museum of Antiquities.
Origin:
Bosco Marengo, Province of Alessandria, 1928.
Description:
Idealised female head, probably from a statuette 60—70 cm high. If the arm with a laurel wreath included in the Treasure formed a part of the same statuette, as is anatomically possible, the subject could be Victory.
Credits:
© 2006. Photo, text: L. Brecciaroli Taborelli. Brief Guide to the Museo di Antichità of Turin. Umberto Allemandi & C. P. 13, ill. 4 (photo from the cover).
Keywords: γλυπτική sculptura sculpture sculptural scultura skulptur ρωμαϊκό roman romana romano romani römisch römische römisches römischen römischer romain romaine romains romaines toreutics toreutica cesellatura toreutik treibarbeit toreutique ρώμη rome rom silver female bust portrait from the bosco marengo treasure hairdo hairstyle coiffure acconciatura pettinatura femminile nike nika victoria victory vittoria alata
