A Hellenistic marble portrait head
Circa 3rd-1st Century B.C.
The face framed by short curling hair, the mature features with slightly furrowed brows, with a heavy line running from the nose across the cheeks above the fainter naso-labial lines, the lips with a dimple at each corner, 5½in (14cm) high, mounted
Circa 3rd-1st Century B.C.
The face framed by short curling hair, the mature features with slightly furrowed brows, with a heavy line running from the nose across the cheeks above the fainter naso-labial lines, the lips with a dimple at each corner, 5½in (14cm) high, mounted
Estimate:
£1,000 - 1,500
€1,200 - 1,800
US$ 1,500 - 2,300
€1,200 - 1,800
US$ 1,500 - 2,300
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Acquired in 1997-1998 at Göteborgs Auktionsverk, Göteborg, Sweden.
Category: Antiquities
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