A GREEK MARBLE MALE HEAD

HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.

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A GREEK MARBLE MALE HEAD
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
Of Alexander type, the youthful face framed by long curling locks, wearing a fillet, head inclined slightly to the right, eyes unarticulated
3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.)

Provenance

Edmund Ware (1883-1960) collection, UK, acquired prior to 1914; thence by descent to the present owner.

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Lot Essay

Edmund Thomas Wyatt Ware was an important British sculptor, becoming a member of the Royal Society of British Sculptors in 1916 and acting as its vice-president between 1948-1953. He exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition a number of times.

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