Inv. n°: MMoCA626

Two Suspensions Hooks Depicting a Bust of a Young Barbarian

Depicted as a youth with copious ringlets. Each side has suspension hooks, one with similar, smaller hooks, and the larger with swan heads emerging from a leaf; probably from a wagon or carrying chair.

h. 16.5 cm

2nd century AD

Bronze

Provenance

  • Ex Collection of B.H.S., St. Petersburg, Florida, 1950s-1970s, Collector was a retired military officer
  • Acquired at Royal-Athena Galleries, New York

Exhibitions

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

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