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LOT 255463
Large Roman Grand Tour Statue of a Priest with Patera
CIRCA 19TH CENTURY A.D.
11 1/4 in. (1.23 kg, 28.4 cm high).
Modelled in the round standing figure with palla draped over the left shoulder and from the hips, extending to calf-length; the head with aquiline nose modelled with a wreath of large leaves around the brow forming a
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market, 1990s.
Private collection, New York, USA.
Footnotes
Copy of a noted Hellenistic statuette of a priest, e.g. the version in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, under accession no.54.1088.
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LOT 255463
Large Roman Grand Tour Statue of a Priest with Patera
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£150 (EUR 174; USD 203) +BP*
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