ROMAN BRONZE HEAD OF JUPITER 1st century BC-2nd century AD A hollow-cast bust of Jupiter with neatly dressed hair and beard, plaited band above the brow, stern features. 244 grams, 56mm (2 1/4"). Very fine condition. Provenance Property of a European gentleman living in London; acquired in the UK before 1980. Literature Cf. similar hairstyle on the Jupiter figurine in the Muséum Calvet d'Avignon in Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 5.
ROMAN BRONZE HEAD OF JUPITER 1st century BC-2nd century AD A hollow-cast bust of Jupiter with neatly dressed hair and beard, plaited band above the brow, stern features. 244 grams, 56mm (2 1/4"). Very fine condition. Provenance Property of a European gentleman living in London; acquired in the UK before 1980. Literature Cf. similar hairstyle on the Jupiter figurine in the Muséum Calvet d'Avignon in Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 5.
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