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Lot 51

1 May 2013, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A small Greek marble male head
Hellenistic, circa 3rd-2nd Century B.C.
Probably of Alexander the Great, turning slightly to the left, with a prominent brow, some pigment remaining on the eyes and lips, the back flattened, 3½in (9.1cm) high

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Provenance:
English private collection of an academic, acquired between 1950-1975.

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