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Antiquities
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THE PROPERTY OF A MARYLAND PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A ROMAN MARBLE JANIFORM HERM HEAD
CIRCA LATE 1ST-EARLY 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN MARBLE JANIFORM HERM HEAD
CIRCA LATE 1ST-EARLY 2ND CENTURY A.D.
9 1⁄2 in. (24.1 cm.) high
Provenance
Antiquities
; Sotheby's, New York, 12-13 December 1991, lot 232.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
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Lot Essay
One side depicts the bearded god Jupiter-Ammon with his characteristic horns; the other side depicts a maenad. Both have fillets falling onto their shoulders.
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