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LOT 0397
Bronze Head of a Young Male Athlete
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
14 1/2 in. (8.7 kg, 37 cm high).
A bronze head of a youthful male athlete modelled naturalistically in the round in 1st-2nd century A.D. style.
Provenance
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s.
From an important Paris gallery, France.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11690-199345.
Literature
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 15.143, for a similar bust of 1st-2nd century A.D. date.
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