A Marble Head of a Goddess, Roman Imperial, circa 2nd half of the 1st Century A.D.

turned to her left, her oval face with full parted lips, the centrally parted hair surmounted by a crescentic diadem and swept back to a small chignon on the nape of the neck, curls escaping on either side.

Gaston Castel (1886-1971), Marseille
private collection, Marseille, by descent

The Modern Style architect Gaston Castel built several public and private structures in Marseille and was active from the 1920s through the 1950s. For a biographical notice and an overview of his work see Musées de Marseille, Gaston Castel, architecte marseillais (1886-1971), Marseille, 1988 (reviewed in Domus, no. 707, VI-VII, July-Aug 1989). A portion of his estate, including furniture, paintings, and works of art, was sold at auction at the Hôtel des Ventes d'Avignon in December 1989.