Roman Marble Oscillum Fragment, c. 1st-2nd Century A.D.

(Roman Oscillum Fragment)

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Item No.
29.35433
Culture
Roman, c. 1st-2nd Century A.D. 
Item Details.
Double sided, a female head in profile, her wavy hair held by a head band. Full lips, eyes gazing forwards.
Oscillum: Latin word for small figures, most commonly masks or faces, which were hung as offerings to various deities, either for propitiation or expiation. As the oscilla swing in the wind, oscillare came to mean to swing, hence in English oscillation, the act of swinging backwards and forwards.

Provenance: French private collection, acquired in the 1960s. Ex Bonham’s auction 2011.

Display stand included

Size
7.1 cm L - 2 13/16 inches
Material
Marble 
Condition
Fragment  
Categories
Roman
Price.
US$ 2000
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