A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF APOLLO
A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF APOLLO

CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.

Details
A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF APOLLO
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 ¼ in. (8.3 cm.) high
Provenance
with Gallery Rosen, Tel Aviv.
Art Market, New York, acquired from the above, 1980.
Art Market, Geneva.
Antiquities, Christie's, New York, 4 June 1999, lot 147.
with Hadassa Antiques, New York.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, early 2000s.

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Lot Essay

This Apollo is based on the so-called Apollo Lyceus, a bronze sculpture by Praxiteles dating to the 4th century B.C. The type depicts the sun god resting on a support, his arm thrown back over his head as seen here. For similar examples see nos. 19-23 in M. Bieber, The Sculpture of the Hellenistic Age.

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