Ancient Roman Marble Oscillum Fragment. 1st - 2nd century AD. Height 38 cm.
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Oscillum Fragment, marble, Ancient Roman, dating to the 1st–3rd century AD, 38 cm high, provenance private collection New York, professionally restored with a central break and half of the oscillum missing.
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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.
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Seller's Story
Gallery of Ancient Art - Archeology based in Barcelona with more than fifteen years of experience. Specialized in classical art, Egyptian art, Asian art and pre-Columbian art. It guarantees the authenticity of all its pieces. It participates in the most important art fairs in Spain, such as Feriarte, as well as in fairs abroad, BRAFA, Parcours des Mondes, Cultures Brussels.
All the pieces are sent with an Export Permit issued by the Spanish Ministry of Culture.
We are quick to ship via DHL Express or Direct Art Transport.
Translated by Google TranslateOscillum 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
Seller's Story
Gallery of Ancient Art - Archeology based in Barcelona with more than fifteen years of experience. Specialized in classical art, Egyptian art, Asian art and pre-Columbian art. It guarantees the authenticity of all its pieces. It participates in the most important art fairs in Spain, such as Feriarte, as well as in fairs abroad, BRAFA, Parcours des Mondes, Cultures Brussels.
All the pieces are sent with an Export Permit issued by the Spanish Ministry of Culture.
We are quick to ship via DHL Express or Direct Art Transport.
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Culture
Ancient Roman
Century/ Timeframe
1st - 3rd Century A.D
Name of object
Oscillum Fragment. 1st - 2nd century AD. Height 38 cm.
Acquired from
Private collection
Material
Marble
Condition
Good
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