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Roman Bronze Steelyard Weight - Bust of A Goddess
Roman Bronze Steelyard Weight - Bust of A Goddess
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Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 30 to 50 CE. Quite a head-turner, a bronze steelyard weight cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) process depicting a goddess, most likely Juno (Hera being the Greek equivalent), wearing a veil on the back of her head (capite velato), her right shoulder bear and bust covered by a sensuously draped chiton - cast over a round stone. Total weight: 755 grams Size: 2.75" W x 4" H (7 cm x 10.2 cm); 4.5" H (11.4 cm) on included custom stand.

The beautiful goddess is depicted with her head ever so slightly tipped to the right, her attractive coiffure parted at the center and swept back along the contours of her diadem, the wavy locks meticulously delineated and arranged to frame her elegant, oval face that is sensitively modeled so as to present a naturalistic visage with a rounded forehead, large and generously lidded almond-shaped eyes, a fine browline that arches gracefully and merges with the bridge of her nose, a soft rounded chin, and full, bow-shaped, pursed lips.

In Roman mythology the ancient Roman goddess Juno, the queen of the gods, protector and special counselor to the state, and goddess of the sky and the stars, was said to have created the peacock from Argus whose hundred eyes seen on the tailfeathers of the peacock symbolize the vault of heaven and the "eyes" of the stars.

Cf. W.R. Megow, "Cameos from Augustus to Alexander Severus", 1987, pl. 7 D 13 - D 18. Cf. "The Ludovisi Juno", considered to be a portrait of Antonia Minor. Cf. K.Dahmen, "Investigations in Form and Function of Small Portraits of the Roman Imperial Period", 2001, cats.77 & 78.

Provenance: ex-Austrian collection; Gorny & Mosch, June 2007

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Condition
Very fine. Some wear/loss to lower periphery of bronze image. Perforated through diadem. Attached stone weight shows expected abraded surface. Stunning rich green patina.
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Roman Bronze Steelyard Weight - Bust of A Goddess

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