A Roman Marble Portrait Head of Julia Paula

Circa Early 3rd Century A.D.

Height 9 1/2 inches.

Property from a Midwest Private Collection

Provenance:

Bonhams, London, Antiquities, 20 October 2005.

Note:

Julia Cornelia Paula was the daughter of the Praetorian Prefect, Julius Paulus. She married Elagabalus in 219 A.D. and he divorced her the following year.

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A Roman Marble Portrait Head of Julia Paula

Circa Early 3rd Century A.D.

Height 9 1/2 inches.

Property from a Midwest Private Collection

Provenance:

Bonhams, London, Antiquities, 20 October 2005.

Note:

Julia Cornelia Paula was the daughter of the Praetorian Prefect, Julius Paulus. She married Elagabalus in 219 A.D. and he divorced her the following year.

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