Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II

Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II

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Property from the Collection of Ben Smith, Atlanta

A Fragmentary Roman Marble Portrait Head of a Youth, circa 200 A.D., on later European shoulders

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Lot Closed

December 7, 10:23 AM GMT

Estimate

7,000 - 10,000 GBP

Lot Details

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Property from the Collection of Ben Smith, Atlanta

A Fragmentary Roman Marble Portrait Head of a Youth, circa 200 A.D., on later European shoulders


his large almond-shaped eyes with incised irises and drilled pupils, the eyebrows incised, his short wavy hair falling in crescentic locks over the forehead; chin, nose, both ears and sides of hair restored.

Height 58.4 cm.

European private collection, circa 17th/18th Century (based on restoration techniques)
Benjamin Smith (1941-2021), artist, Atlanta, Georgia, acquired prior to 1991

The present portrait appears to be stylistically close to a Severan portrait head at Petworth: J. Raeder, Die antiken Skulpturen in Petworth House, 2000, pp. 168ff., no. 58, pl. 74 (https://arachne.dainst.org/entity/1084632).

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