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PROPERTY FROM A NEW ENGLAND COLLECTION
A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A BOY
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A BOY
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
Perhaps Cupid, depicted with a fleshy face, a square dimpled chin and heavy-lidded eyes beneath arching brows, his wispy mass of wavy locks gathered into a forelock, with some red pigment preserved for the brows, the pupils and the eyelashes
4 3/16 in. (10.7 cm.) high
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
Perhaps Cupid, depicted with a fleshy face, a square dimpled chin and heavy-lidded eyes beneath arching brows, his wispy mass of wavy locks gathered into a forelock, with some red pigment preserved for the brows, the pupils and the eyelashes
4 3/16 in. (10.7 cm.) high
Provenance
with Mathias Komor, New York.
Acquired by the current owner's father, New York, prior to 1980.
Acquired by the current owner's father, New York, prior to 1980.
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