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LOT 0073
Greek Bronze Head of Alexander 'The Great'
3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
4 in. (142 grams total, 10.2 cm including stand).
Modelled in the round with wavy hair brushed forwards, large lentoid eyes in low-relief, angular nose and small mouth; attachment lug to underside; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceCollection of Mr C., Geneva, Switzerland (1936-2016), assembled between 1985 and 2010.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12857-241703.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Moreno, P., ‘L’immagine di Alessandro Magno nell’opera di Lisippo e di altri artisti’ in Alexander the Great, 1993, pp.101-136; Moreno, P. (ed.), Lisippo, l’arte e la fortuna, catalogo della mostra, Roma-Milano, 1995; Alfano, C. (ed.), Martellago, 1995; L Frumusa, G., ‘Alessandro Magno, Eracle e la Leonté nella Glittica Ellenistica e Romana’ in LANX, 3, December 2009, pp.13-35; cf. also portrait of Alexander the Great in the Athens Archaeological Museum in Bieber, M., Alexander the Great in Greek and Roman Art, 1964, p.52, fig.37, pl.XX.
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LOT 0073
Greek Bronze Head of Alexander 'The Great'
Estimate £8,000 - 10,000€9,280 - 11,600 (for guidance only)$10,800 - 13,500 (for guidance only)
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