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Lot 260
A MARBLE BUST OF FAUSTINA MAJOR
LATE 18TH CENTURY
Closed9 October 2012
Price Realised
GBP 4,750
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Specialist note
Annia Galeria Faustina or Faustina the Elder (Major) was the daughter of Marcus Annius Verus and Rupilia Faustina. She married the Emperor Antoninus Pius in circa 110 A.D.
It was Faustina the Elder who created the fashionable coiffure of having wavy locks of hair drawn to the sides combined with braided hair coiled above, a style that was to become popular with infinite variations.
It was Faustina the Elder who created the fashionable coiffure of having wavy locks of hair drawn to the sides combined with braided hair coiled above, a style that was to become popular with infinite variations.