A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A YOUTH
CIRCA LATE 1ST-EARLY 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Perhaps Orpheus, from a relief or a sculptural group, depicted nearly in the round, his head turned to his left, wearing a Phrygian cap, with bird claws gripping the hooked top, his luscious snail curls framing his face
7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm.) high
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Acquired by the current owner's father, New York, prior to 1980.
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For Orpheus playing a lyre with an eagle on his head see no. 143c in Garezou, "Orpheus," in LIMC.