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Lot 179

A Roman marble head of a satyr

7 July 2016, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

£8,000 - £12,000

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A Roman marble head of a satyr
Circa late 1st-2nd Century A.D.
The head slightly turning to his right, the expressive face with creased brow and fleshy features, the eyes articulated and gazing upwards, wearing a wreath in his curly hair decorated with ivy leaves and berries and knotted at the back, 15.8cm high

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Provenance:
Peter Willborg Collection, Stockholm, Sweden, by descent since 2001.
Christie's, London, 23 September 1998, lot 202.
Max Willborg (1933-2001) Collection, Stockholm, Sweden, acquired in 1986.
Sotheby's, London, 08-09 December 1986, lot 209.

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