A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF DAPHNE
A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF DAPHNE

CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF DAPHNE
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
Identified by the laurel wreath in her hair, her oval face with soft, youthful features, her thickly-lidded, almond-shaped eyes under finely-modelled brows, her fleshy lips curved into a slight smile, her chin rounded, her center-parted hair with deeply-drilled wavy locks pulled back into a chignon
10¼ in. (26 cm) high
Provenance
Swiss Private Collection
Acquired by the current owner in the 1960s

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