A Roman limestone portrait head of a man - LIMESTONE NOT MARBLE CHANGE TO £10,000-15,000 (and 11in not 14in)
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A Roman limestone portrait head of a man
Republican, circa 1st Century B.C.
Portraying mature features, the receding hair swept forward at the sides, depicted with furrowed brow, crows feet at the corners of the eyes, with sunken cheeks and well defined creases between the nose and mouth, 14in (35cm) high, mounted
Sold for £15,000 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Provenance:
    The Cyrus Collection. Property of Fay Safani, New York.
    Louis Noguier (d. 1905) Collection, Béziers, France.

Category: Antiquities

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