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Lot 113

A Roman marble head of Cupid

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

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A Roman marble head of Cupid
Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.
The youthful plump features framed by curls and wavy hair arranged in a central plait at the crown, the almond-shaped eyes with pronounced rims, his lips parted in a smile, 23cm high

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Provenance:
with Chaucer Fine Arts, London (Rome, A Vision of Antiquity, Chaucer Fine Arts Inc., 12th June - 18th July 1980, lot 50).

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