Roman Portrait Head of the Empress Orbiana
Late Severan Period, late 3rd century A.D.

Slightly gazing upward, with arched brows over finely lidded articulated eyes, small mouth lightly drilled at the corners, her hair summarily dressed, combed in parallel rows running from the forehead to the back, unfinished work, probably due to the damnatio memoriae of the wife of Emperor Severus Alexander, on socled mount.
27.5 cm. high

Provenance
Collection Philipp Speakman Webb, 1831-1915, Milford House, Surrey
London art market, 1990
Swiss private collection, 1990-2017

Publication
Gustavo Traversari, Nuovo ritratto di Orbiana un tempo nella collezione di Philip Webb, in: Rivista di archeologia, anno XX, 1996, 70-82, Taf. 1-25.

Note
Philip Webb, born in Oxford, was friend and colleague of William Morris. They were both the most important architects of the Arts and Crafts-movement in London and founder of the Society for the Protection of Ancient
Buildings in 1877.

Condition
Nose broken and restored, minor chips and scratches at front, cheeks, chin and back of the head

Shipping terms
No export permit needed to ship from Switzerland. Buyers have to cover transport costs and any additional import costs (e.g. VAT, import levies). You also acknowledge and accept that you are responsible for checking if there is any specific rule or restriction applicable to the import of an object into your country.

Der Verkäufer stellt sich vor

Founded in 2016, Plektron Fine Arts is established near Paradeplatz in the heart of Zurich, Switzerland. With nearly twenty years of experience in the cultural sector and international art world, Ludovic Marock started his career i.a. at Sotheby’s and Christie’s. He represented Christie’s premier offices in Zurich as an Antiquities specialist in charge of all consignments for worldwide sales from Continental Europe. Plektron Fine Arts proposes archaeological works of art from the Mediterranean area, with a particular emphasis on the Greek and Roman periods.

Roman Portrait Head of the Empress Orbiana
Late Severan Period, late 3rd century A.D.

Slightly gazing upward, with arched brows over finely lidded articulated eyes, small mouth lightly drilled at the corners, her hair summarily dressed, combed in parallel rows running from the forehead to the back, unfinished work, probably due to the damnatio memoriae of the wife of Emperor Severus Alexander, on socled mount.
27.5 cm. high

Provenance
Collection Philipp Speakman Webb, 1831-1915, Milford House, Surrey
London art market, 1990
Swiss private collection, 1990-2017

Publication
Gustavo Traversari, Nuovo ritratto di Orbiana un tempo nella collezione di Philip Webb, in: Rivista di archeologia, anno XX, 1996, 70-82, Taf. 1-25.

Note
Philip Webb, born in Oxford, was friend and colleague of William Morris. They were both the most important architects of the Arts and Crafts-movement in London and founder of the Society for the Protection of Ancient
Buildings in 1877.

Condition
Nose broken and restored, minor chips and scratches at front, cheeks, chin and back of the head

Shipping terms
No export permit needed to ship from Switzerland. Buyers have to cover transport costs and any additional import costs (e.g. VAT, import levies). You also acknowledge and accept that you are responsible for checking if there is any specific rule or restriction applicable to the import of an object into your country.

Der Verkäufer stellt sich vor

Founded in 2016, Plektron Fine Arts is established near Paradeplatz in the heart of Zurich, Switzerland. With nearly twenty years of experience in the cultural sector and international art world, Ludovic Marock started his career i.a. at Sotheby’s and Christie’s. He represented Christie’s premier offices in Zurich as an Antiquities specialist in charge of all consignments for worldwide sales from Continental Europe. Plektron Fine Arts proposes archaeological works of art from the Mediterranean area, with a particular emphasis on the Greek and Roman periods.
Kultur
Römisches Reich
Material
Marmor
Objekt
Porträt Kopf der Kaiserin Orbiana
Abmessungen
27,5 cm
Jahrhundert/ Zeitraum
Late 3rd century A.D.
Zustand
Restauriert

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Der Verkäufer garantiert und kann belegen, dass das Objekt legal erworben wurde. Der Verkäufer wurde von Catawiki darüber informiert, dass er die Unterlagen, die gemäß den Gesetzen und Vorschriften seines Landes erforderlich sind, zur Verfügung stellen muss. Der Verkäufer garantiert, dass er berechtigt ist, das Objekt zu verkaufen/auszuführen. Der Verkäufer wird dem Käufer alle Informationen, die zur Provenienz des Objekts vorliegen, zur Verfügung stellen. Der Verkäufer versichert, dass alle erforderlichen Genehmigungen eingeholt wurden/werden. Der Verkäufer wird den Käufer unverzüglich über etwaige Verzögerungen bei der Einholung dieser Genehmigungen informieren.