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LOT 0112
Greek 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 forward, large lentoid eyes in low-relief, angular nose and small mouth; attachment lug to underside, rich lead/copper alloy; 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.
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.),
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