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david197 Valued Member United Kingdom 63 Posts	Posted 10/22/2013 08:09 am ID Help please Roman head bought this the other day its just come today any help id love thanks in advance david Report this Post to the Staff

MetDet71 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1569 Posts	Posted 10/22/2013 08:40 am who did you get that from? Did they give you any details when you bought it? what's the size and weight please? You will never soar like an eagle if you hang around with turkeys..... Report this Post to the Staff
MetDet71 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1569 Posts	Posted 10/22/2013 08:42 am I personally think it's African instead of Roman. Having a flick through my guides atm. You will never soar like an eagle if you hang around with turkeys..... Report this Post to the Staff
billymac11 Pillar of the Community United States 613 Posts	Posted 10/22/2013 09:15 am Seems African Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 10/22/2013 10:14 am Interesting piece, but I don't think it's Roman. I agree that it probably African. Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4981 Posts	Posted 10/22/2013 10:52 am no idea...but it's neat as can be. Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 10/22/2013 11:12 am It does look African, but could it not have been carved by a roman artisan? Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 10/22/2013 11:24 am Rome controlleda big chunk of africa, so it could be Romano-African. Report this Post to the Staff
MetDet71 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1569 Posts	Posted 10/22/2013 11:43 am I think it looks a bit later than that, I would pop that in at about the end of the Victorian period when you start to get the chocolate smooth finish and the terrible attention to detail. I don't collect heads by the way, just like a bit of tribal art lol. It's really hard to tell exactly what it is without knowing the weight and size, a picture from the back and under the neck would be handy as well. You will never soar like an eagle if you hang around with turkeys..... Report this Post to the Staff
david197 Valued Member United Kingdom 63 Posts	Posted 10/23/2013 9:23 pm weight 1.13'oz size 2cm,2cm cheers in advance dave Report this Post to the Staff
Masis Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 946 Posts	Posted 10/27/2013 1:19 pm If you get any provenance on it, let us know. Until then, it "looks" African, though there are many Roman sculptures that depict Africans, but on its own with no provenance, looks more to be from West Africa. Oh yeah, this is a Coin Forum, so you would be better trying on another Forum that deals in Antiquities. Edited by Masis 10/27/2013 1:20 pm Report this Post to the Staff
david197 Valued Member United Kingdom 63 Posts	Posted 10/30/2013 4:33 pm Hi thanks to all oh replyed cheers dave Report this Post to the Staff
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