CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
Details
A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A BEARDED BARBARIAN
circa 1st century b.c.
With a hand grabbing his hair from above, perhaps originally from a relief, the face with a stern countenance, with eyes cast down dejectedly, with thick locks of wavy hair and a full beard
5½ in. (14 cm.) high
circa 1st century b.c.
With a hand grabbing his hair from above, perhaps originally from a relief, the face with a stern countenance, with eyes cast down dejectedly, with thick locks of wavy hair and a full beard
5½ in. (14 cm.) high
Provenance
Antiquities: The Property of the Thetis Foundation and Other Owners, Sotheby's London, 23 May 1991, lot 113.
Literature
Dörig et al, Art Antique, Collections privées de Suisse Romande, no. 311.
Zimmerman, Collection de la Fondation Thétis Museé d'art et d'histoire, pp. 88-89, no .162.
Zimmerman, Collection de la Fondation Thétis Museé d'art et d'histoire, pp. 88-89, no .162.