A ROMAN LIMESTONE MALE HEAD

CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.

Details

A ROMAN LIMESTONE MALE HEAD
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
With short curly hair, long narrow face with prominent nose and chin, upwards-looking articulated eyes, pursed full lips
9 ½ in. (24 cm.) high

Provenance

Louis De Clercq Collection (1836-1901).
with Galerie Koutoulakis, Paris.
De Ganay collection, Paris.
Galerie Samarcande de Meyer Joseph Uzan; Drouot Richelieu, Paris, 8 October 1996, lot 311.

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Lot Essay

Mounted. Intact as preserved. Broken off at base of neck. Surface with scratches overall. Minor chips to especially to eyebrows, base of nose, ears, lips and chin. Traces of black pigment on hair, eyes and brows, remains of ochre pigment on face neck and chin.

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