Oscillum Fragment.

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Roman Emprie, 1st - 2nd century AD.

Marble.

38 cm high, 20.3 cm long and 2.5 cm wide. without stand.

PROVENANCE: Private collection, New York, United States of America, 1960 - 1970.

CONDITION: It has a professionally restored break line in the central part. He has lost half of the oscillum.

DESCRIPTION:

Oscilla is a word applied in Latin usage to small figures, most commonly masks or faces, which were hung up as offerings to various deities, either for propitiation or expiation, and in connection with festivals and other ceremonies. It is usually taken as the plural of oscillum (diminutive of os), a little face. As the oscilla swung in the wind, oscillare came to mean to swing, hence in English oscillation, the act of swinging backwards and forwards, periodic motion to and fro, hence any variation or fluctuation, actual or figurative. Oscilla tended to be hung between the columns in the peristyle so they moved with the wind, as can still be seen in some houses of Pompeii.




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Oscillum Fragment.

- Nice Piece! -

Roman Emprie, 1st - 2nd century AD.

Marble.

38 cm high, 20.3 cm long and 2.5 cm wide. without stand.

PROVENANCE: Private collection, New York, United States of America, 1960 - 1970.

CONDITION: It has a professionally restored break line in the central part. He has lost half of the oscillum.

DESCRIPTION:

Oscilla is a word applied in Latin usage to small figures, most commonly masks or faces, which were hung up as offerings to various deities, either for propitiation or expiation, and in connection with festivals and other ceremonies. It is usually taken as the plural of oscillum (diminutive of os), a little face. As the oscilla swung in the wind, oscillare came to mean to swing, hence in English oscillation, the act of swinging backwards and forwards, periodic motion to and fro, hence any variation or fluctuation, actual or figurative. Oscilla tended to be hung between the columns in the peristyle so they moved with the wind, as can still be seen in some houses of Pompeii.




Notes:

The piece includes authenticity certificate.
The piece includes Spanish Export License (Passport for European Union) - If the piece is destined outside the European Union a substitution of the export permit should be requested.
#ExclusiveCabinetofCuriosities

Sælger's Historie

Gallery of Ancient Art - Arkæologi baseret i Barcelona med mere end femten års erfaring. Specialiseret i klassisk kunst, egyptisk kunst, asiatisk kunst og præcolumbiansk kunst. Det garanterer ægtheden af alle dens stykker. Det deltager i de vigtigste kunstmesser i Spanien, såsom Feriarte, samt på messer i udlandet, BRAFA, Parcours des Mondes, Cultures Brussels. Alle stykkerne sendes med en eksporttilladelse udstedt af det spanske kulturministerium. Vi er hurtige til at sende via DHL Express eller Direct Art Transport.
Oversat af Google Oversæt
Kultur
Romersk antik
Name of object
Oscillum Fragment. 1. - 2. århundrede e.Kr. Højde 38 cm.
Århundrede/ Tidsramme
1st - 3rd Century A.D
Proveniens
Privat samling
Oprindelsesland
Ukendt
Materiale
Marmor
Stand
God

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