Lot Essay
This bust is after an antique full-length figure, generally thought to be by Praxiteles, carved in the 340's BC.
Details
AN ITALIAN ALABASTER HEAD of the Aphrodite of Knidos, after the Antique, on a circular alabaster socle, minor chips, 19th Century 15in. (38cm.) high
Provenance
Purchased from Northchurch Antiques, 53 High Street, Berkhamsted, on 7 November 1965 for (36
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
A. Stewart, Greek Sculpture: An Exploration, London, 1990, pp. 177-178
A. Stewart, Greek Sculpture: An Exploration, London, 1990, pp. 177-178