A large marble portrait bust possibly Roman or later possibly representing the youthful Emperor Elagabalus, with characteristic moustache, his head inclined to the right, wearing a stylised Phrygian cap, (some damage and losses), raised on a grey stone plinth, the bust 76 cm high, total height 96 cm. Provenance: formerly in the Cesare della Seta collection, 1976. Published: Bonham's London, 15th October 2008, lot 117 Exhibited: on loan to the University of Melbourne, Australia, March 1988 - July 2003.