Details
A ROMANO-EGYPTIAN SERPENTINE BUST OF SERAPIS
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C./A.D.
With thick cork-screw curls framing his face, wearing a tunic, the folds deliniated, a mantle over his left shoulder, mounted
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) high
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of Mademoiselle Garcin, Marseille, 1960s; sold Hôtel Drouot, 23-24 April 2001, lot 910.
Literature
Art of the Ancient World, vol. XIII, 2002, no. 150.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 17.5% on the buyer's premium.