A Roman Marble Head of Herakles, circa 2nd Century A.D.
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December 17, 01:43 PM GMT
Estimate
26,000 - 35,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A Roman Marble Head of Herakles
circa 2nd Century A.D.
turned to his left, with short hair, full beard, deep-set eyes under a prominent brow, and weary expression, his hair surmounted by a wreath of poplar leaves; no restorations.
Height 30 cm.
private collection, reputedly found at Carthage in the 1930s
thereafter private collection, Nice, France, by descent in the 1950s
Galerie Chenel, Paris
acquired from the above in 2016
thereafter private collection, Nice, France, by descent in the 1950s
Galerie Chenel, Paris
acquired from the above in 2016
PUBLISHED
Sascha Kansteiner, "Lysipps Statuen des Herakles," Archäologischer Anzeiger 2020 (1), p. 133, no. 22.