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Lot 108

A Romano-Egyptian terracotta head of Alexander the Great

28 November 2019, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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A Romano-Egyptian terracotta head of Alexander the Great
Probably Alexandria, circa 1st Century B.C.-1st Century A.D.
His leonine locks swept up at the forehead in characteristic anastole, with almond-shaped lidded eyes and full, parted lips, wearing a twisted fillet, 6.6cm high

Footnotes

Provenance:
De Montfort collection.
Mr A. collection, Paris, acquired prior to 1996.

Published:
F. Antonovich, Les Métamorphoses Divines d'Alexandre, Paris, 1996, p. 35.

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