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In the form of a bust of Antinous, a deer skin thrown over his shoulders and fixed with a circular clasp. He gazes slightly to his left and his hair is dressed with heavy curls. His eyes are inlaid with silver. The base and lid are missing. At eiher side of the filler hole at the top are suspension loops.

h. 9.5 cm

2nd century AD

Bronze

Provenance

Ex Private collection of Michael Abemayor, New York, 1976
Acquired by Charles Ede, UK, January 2008
Acquired at Charles Ede Limited, London, 6th May 2009, 8299T

Publications

J. Spier, "Roman Bronzes" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 138, fig. 27
Ville de Mougins, "C'est quoi cette oeuvre?'", Mougins Infos, France, April/May 2019, no. 68, p. 35

Exhibitions

Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011

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Roman Bronze Balsarium in the Form of a Bust of Antinous

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