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LOT 0148
Roman Marble Bust of a Kouros
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
8 5/8 in. (4.1 kg, 22 cm high).
Carved in the half-round as a bust of a kouros youth with soft features and tiered hair hanging in hanks to the sides of the clean-shaven face; flat to the reverse.
ProvenanceEx Paris collection.
French gallery, Paris, 1990-2000s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11959-209638.
Cf. similar figure in the British Museum, London, under accession no.1878,0120.1.
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LOT 0148
Roman Marble Bust of a Kouros
Estimate £3,500 - 4,500€4,060 - 5,220 (for guidance only)$4,730 - 6,080 (for guidance only)
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1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £15,000 - 20,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £7,500
Loop-in-loop chain, each link formed from two strands of thick gold wire; thick hook with the end coiled about the shank; eye with ribbed detailing and coiled end; housed in a custom-made display case. 28.15 grams, 46.5 cm long
Excellent condition
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Important North West London collection. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11937-210478.
Among the necklaces manufactured from gold mesh (hormoi or chains), there are two recognisable fundamental types: the first, shorter and with endings suitable for being fixed on fabric, was used to adorn clothes, hooked at shoulder height. The second type (like our specimen) was worn around the neck and was generally fitted with a simple hook-and-eyelet closure.
