Item: Head of Dioscuri.
Culture: Roman.
Dating: 2nd - 3rd Century A.D.
Material: Marble.
Dimensions: 70 mm x 45 mm.
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Item: Head of Dioscuri
Material: Marble
Culture: Roman
Period: 2nd - 3rd Century A.D
Dimensions: 70 mm x 45 mm
Condition: Good condition
In the Roman world, everyday objects (domestic, ritual or workshop-related) circulated widely across the Empire through specialised production centres.
Attribution: Roman. Dating indicated: 2nd - 3rd Century A.D.
Preserved as a comparison anchor within the Antikarts corpus.
Primary value lies in typology, stated dating and the associated traceability trail.
Provenance (summary): Ex Swiss private collection, acquired in 1990's Dioscuri, also called (in French) Castor and Polydeuces and (in Latin) Castor and Pollux, (Dioscuri from Greek Dioskouroi, “Sons of Zeus”), in Greek and Roman mythology.
Record preserved in the Antikarts Museum as a documentary reference.
Archived source: https://www.yourantiquarian.com/product/roman-head-of-a-dioscuri/.
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