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Lot 101

A Roman giallo antico herm head of Bacchus

28 November 2017, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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A Roman giallo antico herm head of Bacchus
Circa 1st Century A.D.
Flat-backed, the youthful god of wine shown with idealised features, his wavy hair bound in a garland, his oval face with a pronounced rounded chin, recessed heavy-lidded almond-shaped eyes and straight nose, his fleshy, slightly parted lips with remains of red pigment, 14.5cm high

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Provenance:
Private collection, Switzerland, acquired 1940s.
with Donati Arte Classica, Lugano, 2011.
Private collection, UK, acquired from the above in 2011.

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