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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION
A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF ASCLEPIUS
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF ASCLEPIUS
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
The god depicted with an oval face, his full beard composed of individual curly locks, his long mustache downturned, his full lips slightly parted, the almond-shaped eyes with thick lids, the soft brows merging with the bridge of his nose, his long center-parted hair falling in waves to his shoulders and bound in a diadem
3¼ in. (8.3 cm.) high
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
The god depicted with an oval face, his full beard composed of individual curly locks, his long mustache downturned, his full lips slightly parted, the almond-shaped eyes with thick lids, the soft brows merging with the bridge of his nose, his long center-parted hair falling in waves to his shoulders and bound in a diadem
3¼ in. (8.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Private Collection, Bayeux, France, 1920s.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 4 June 2009, lot 143.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 4 June 2009, lot 143.
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