Descriptif du lot
For a head of Arsinoe II or III in the guise of Isis with similar corkscrew curls see p. 105, no. 28 in Reeder, Hellenistic Art in the Walters Art Gallery.
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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF JOAN B. KROC
A GREEK MARBLE BUST OF ISIS
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
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A GREEK MARBLE BUST OF ISIS
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
The youthful goddess depicted with idealizing features, on a long slender neck with pronounced Venus lines, her oval face tapering to the rounded chin, her unarticulated almond-shaped eyes with heavy lids beneath gently-arching brows, her hair fashioned in rows of stylized corkscrew curls encircling her head and framing her face, secured by a diadem at the crown of her head, her ears exposed, the lobes pierced
11½ in. (29.2 cm.) high
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
The youthful goddess depicted with idealizing features, on a long slender neck with pronounced Venus lines, her oval face tapering to the rounded chin, her unarticulated almond-shaped eyes with heavy lids beneath gently-arching brows, her hair fashioned in rows of stylized corkscrew curls encircling her head and framing her face, secured by a diadem at the crown of her head, her ears exposed, the lobes pierced
11½ in. (29.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Münzen und Medaillen, Basel, Auktion 40, 13 December 1969, lot 168.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York.
James Alsdorf, Winnetka, Illinois.
with The Galleries at La Jolla, California, 1981.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York.
James Alsdorf, Winnetka, Illinois.
with The Galleries at La Jolla, California, 1981.
Présenté par
Molly Morse Limmer
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