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LOT 0312
Medieval Marble Bust of Emperor Constantine
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
11 7/8 in. (6.3 kg total, 30 cm high including stand).
A marble bust of Emperor Constantine with the hair formed as large lank curls; narrow face with large almond-shaped eyes and broad mouth; face reworked from an earlier late medieval head; mounted on a custom-made stand.
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 no.11660-199347.
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