19th Century Italian Grand Tour Rosso Antico Carved Bust of Octavia the Younger on Carrara Base

Description

An exceptional rare and finely carved Italian Grand Tour bust of Octavia the Younger.
The bust itself is hand carved … more An exceptional rare and finely carved Italian Grand Tour bust of Octavia the Younger.
The bust itself is hand carved of Rosso Antico, rouge marble, and it's resting on the classical white Carrara marble base, Possibly Rome workshop.
The bust is in good condition, shows an old damage on the right ear of Octavia, besides that in good condition with minor general wear.

Dimensions: Height 7 1/4" x 3 in base Diameter.

Octavia the Younger (Latin: Octavia Minor ; c. 66 BC – 11 BC) was the elder sister of the first Roman Emperor, Augustus (known also as Octavian), the half-sister of Octavia the Elder, and the fourth wife of Mark Antony. She was also the great-grandmother of the Emperor Caligula and Empress Agrippina the Younger, maternal grandmother of the Emperor Claudius, and paternal great-grandmother and maternal great-great-grandmother of the Emperor Nero.

One of the most prominent women in Roman history, Octavia was respected and admired by contemporaries for her loyalty, nobility and humanity, as well as for maintaining traditional Roman feminine virtues. less