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Italian, 18th century — Bust of the Emperor Commodus as a Boy (AD 161-192)
Italian, 18th century

Bust of the Emperor Commodus as a Boy (AD 161-192)

An 18th-century Italian white marble bust depicting the Emperor Commodus as a boy (AD 161-192), mounted on a mottled grey marble socle. The sculpture demonstrates classical Roman portraiture tradition maintained through the neoclassical period.

Medium
white marble, on a mottled grey marble socle

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TOMASSO: The More a Thing is Perfect

April 21, 2021

Estimate: $70,000$100,000

Lot 94

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Italian, 18th century, Bust of the Emperor Commodus as a Boy (AD 161-192)

An 18th-century Italian white marble bust depicting the Emperor Commodus as a boy (AD 161-192), mounted on a mottled grey marble socle. The sculpture demonstrates classical Roman portraiture tradition maintained through the neoclassical period.

Medium
white marble, on a mottled grey marble socle
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Marble, Sculpture, Classical, Ancient Rome, Bust, Italian, Portrait, White, Neoclassical, 18th Century

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