CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF APOLLO
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm.) high

Provenance

Georges Daumas (d. 1948), France, acquired late 19th-early 20th century; thence by continuous descent.
Antiquities, Bonhams, London, 5 October 2011, lot 113.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, acquired from the above (Art of the Ancient World, vol. XXIV, 2013, no. 9; vol. XXX, 2019, no. 5).

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Lot Essay

This head of Apollo, depicted with wavy, centrally-parted hair that falls in long tresses on either side of his neck, is a Roman copy of a Greek original of the 4th century B.C., thought to belong to a kitharoidos-type figure. See no. 570 in W. Lambrinudakis et al., “Apollon,” LIMC, vol. II.

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