Inv. n°: MMoCA77

Miniature Roman Marble Head of a Soldier

Wearing a legionary helmet with cropped crest, visor and chin-straps. Probably from a high relief.

h. 12 x w. 6 x d. 8 cm

2nd century AD

Marble

Provenance

  • Acquired by Marc Delorme at auction in Argenteuil, France, 6th March 2001, lot 172
  • The above sold to Laura de Ganay (Arteas)
  • Acquired by Royal-Athena Galleries in Paris art market, Tarentino Gallery, November 2007
  • Acquired at Royal-Athena Galleries, 22nd October 2008, TAPM01

Publications

  • J. M. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, Royal-Athena Galleries, 2009, vol. XX, p. 12, no. 17
  • J. Pollini, "Roman Marble Sculpture" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 94, fig. 38
  • K. Schörle (ed.), "L’Armée de Rome, a puissance et la gloire", Musée départemental Arles antique, Arles, 2018, p. 53, no. 17
  • J. Coulston, "The Power and the Glory", Minerva: the International Review of Ancient Art & Archaeology, March/April 2019, vol. 30, no. 2, p. 18
  • Antiquité, le magazine de l'antiquité européenne, MarslApril/May 2019, no. 14, p. 58

Exhibitions

  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011
  • L’armée de Rome, la puissance et la gloire, Musée departemental Arles antique, Arles, France, 15th December 2018 — 22nd April 2019

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