Romano-Egyptian Terracotta Head of Female Deity

Object Description

A fine Romano-Egyptian terracotta figure depicting the head of a female deity, possibly Hera, Demeter or Aphrodite. She possesses stylistic traits belonging to both Roman and Egyptian cultures, and is mounted on a custom-made stand. Facial features are worn due to ageing, she is wearing a prominent headpiece. This head fragment would have originally belonged to a votive statuette produced in Alexandrian workshops, exported for the cult of Egyptian gods and divinities in the Mediterranean.

Date: Circa 1st Century BC-2nd Century AD

Object History

North London gentleman, in storage from the 1970’s, then property of a West London gentleman.

Object Condition

Fine condition, signs of natural ageing. Mounted on a custom-made stand. Please note that the measurements provided are including the stand.

Object Details