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Beautiful decorative bronze casting representing a frontal female bust, with an elaborately styled hairstyle characteristic of the imperial Roman era. It preserves traces of green patina and presents an ornate base with stylized vegetal motifs. This type of piece was used as a decorative element in furniture, chests, carriages, or architectural accessories, combining an ornamental function with the prestige associated with luxury objects in the Roman world. It is a replica copied in a chronology dating between the 1st and 3rd centuries AD, due to its stylistic and technical characteristics.

It comes from a Spanish collection acquired in 1970.

Hermosa aplique decorativo de bronce fundido que representa un busto femenino frontal, con peinado elaborado característico de la época romana imperial. Conserva restos de pátina verde y presenta una base ornamentada con motivos vegetales estilizados. Este tipo de piezas se utilizaba como elemento decorativo en muebles, cofres, carros o accesorios arquitectónicos, combinando una función ornamental con el prestigio asociado a los objetos de lujo en el mundo romano. Se trata de una replica copiada en una cronología que se sitúa entre los siglos I y III d.C, debido a sus características estilísticas y técnicas. 

Proviene de una colección española adquirido en 1970.

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Replica of Ancient Roman Bronze Bronze female bust - 5.4 cm

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Bronze female bust replica, titled 'Busto femenino en bronce', a decorative imperial Roman style reproduction measuring 5.4 cm high by 5 cm wide and 1.2 cm deep, in good condition, acquired in 2026 from a private collection in Spain.

Replica of Ancient Roman Bronze Bronze female bust - 5.4 cm

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Bronze female bust replica, titled 'Busto femenino en bronce', a decorative imperial Roman style reproduction measuring 5.4 cm high by 5 cm wide and 1.2 cm deep, in good condition, acquired in 2026 from a private collection in Spain.

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