Portrait bust of the Empress Livia
Artist: Roman
Location: World Museum Liverpool
Date: 1st Century BC-early 1st Century AD
Materials: Parian marble
Dimensions: 50 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £10,000 (Total: £156,100)
Vendor: Christie's
Review number: 3350 (1988)
Provenance:
James Hugh Smith Barry, Marbury Hall, Cheshire; Christie's, 1987.
Description:
Portrait bust of the Empress Livia (58 BC - 29 AD), wife of Augustus and mother of Tiberius II, as a young woman. It is attached to an 18th century turned socle base.
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