A Roman Marble Portrait Head of a Man, late Republican, circa 50-25 B.C.

Estimate

12,000 - 18,000 USD

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Description

A Roman Marble Portrait Head of a Man
Height 11 3/4 in. 29.9 cm.

of the type known as Priest of Isis, turned to his right, with stern face, square jaw, grooved folds flanking the nostrils, and wide-set eyes, a deep circular hole on the crown of the head.

Provenance

Sotheby's, London, May 6th-7th, 1982, no. 322, illus.