A Marble Head of Asklepios, Roman Imperial, 2nd/3rd Century A.D.

with full curled beard and moustache, parted lips, straight nose, and long centrally parted hair bound in a diadem and falling over the ears and nape of the neck.

French private collection, Bayeux, 1920s (Hôtel des Ventes de Bayeux, November 11th, 2008, no. 39)

Excellent, note large chip on hair at left, other minor chips, surface slightly worn.
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For a closely related head of similar scale see Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, May 4th, 1973, no. 196.