A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A BOY
A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A BOY

CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A BOY
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Perhaps Cupid, depicted with rounded cheeks, thickly-lidded eyes and a wild mass of wavy locks, arranged into a central plait along the crown of his head, adorned with a twisted fillet embellished with ivy and berries
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
Provenance
with Sasson Ancient Art, Jerusalem, early 1990s.
The Estate of L. Al Rosenbaum; Christie's, New York, 9 December 2010, lot 176.

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