1ST CENTURY A.D. AFTER A PORTRAIT OF 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.

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A ROMAN GIALLO ANTICO HERM OF A HELLENISTIC RULER
1ST CENTURY A.D. AFTER A PORTRAIT OF 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
Wearing a royal Macedonian helmet with ram's horns on either side of central crest, remains of cheekpieces with rams' heads, inner cheekpieces fitted tightly below the chin, an aegis on his chest, traces of the ends of a diadem on his shoulders, repaired, mounted
8 in. (20.4 cm.) high

Provenance

Sotheby's London, 3 December 1991, lot 323.

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

Cf. L. Budde and R. Nicholls, A Catalogue of the Greek and Roman Sculpture in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, 1964, pp. 55-58, pl. 30, no. 88 for a similar herm bust in giallo antico.

See illustration on page 120.

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