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IMPORTANT BUST in white marble, probably representing...

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IMPORTANT BUST in white marble, probably representing the Emperor Vespasian, wearing a cuirass decorated in relief with a Heracles knot and itself covered with a chlamydia held on the right shoulder by a discoid fibula. The head, sculpted separately, has been inserted into the bust. Resting on a gray marble pedestal. 17th century work in the Roman style. Bust height: 67 cm - Total height: 80 cm (Old restoration to the nose) Provenance: Tajan sale, December 6, 1999