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LOT 1184

Roman Marble Youth in Relief

2ND CENTURY A.D.

9 7/8 in. (4.97 kg total, 25 cm high including stand).

Mask, plano-convex in section with almond-shaped eyes, the drilled iris to accept an inlay in a different material; mouth opening accentuated by narrow lips; crescent-shaped strands of hair framing the forehead; reverse roughly prepared; mounted on a custom-made stand.

Provenance

Private collection, France, 1986.
with Aphrodite Ancient Art, New York, U.S.A., 12 December 2016, no.17.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13533-263102.

Literature

Cf. Gabucci, A. (ed.), Zenobia, il sogno di una regina d'oriente, Milano, 2002, nos.25-32, for typology of grotesque portraits in architectonic reliefs.

Footnotes

The face in all probability comes from an architectural context, possibly from a relief frieze (point of contact visible on the right).

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LOT 1184

Roman Marble Youth in Relief

Estimate £3,500 - 4,500€4,060 - 5,220 (for guidance only)$4,730 - 6,080 (for guidance only)

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 £1,725 (EUR 2,001; USD 2,329) ‡+BP*

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