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A Marble Portrait Head of a Woman, Roman Imperial, Late Antonine, circa A.D. 170-190, on an 18th Century Bust
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description
- A Marble Portrait Head of a Woman
- Marble
- Total height 29 in. 73.6 cm. Height of head 9 in. 22.9 cm.
turned slightly to her right, her oval face with dimpled chin, slight smile, fragmentary aquiline nose, and double-dotted pupils with incised irises, her thick wavy hair parted in the center, waving back above the temples, and bound in a rolled horizontal chignon; on a circular marble socle.
Provenance
French private collection, acquired in the 1970s
Condition
Nose, sections of hair over each ear and chignon restored in marble. There is a broad area of painted plaster restoration covering the lower back of the head. Face and neck repolished as customary on an old collection marble. Chips and abrasions overall. Later shoulders in very good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
For a related example see Fittschen-Zanker, Katalog der römischen Porträts in den Capitolinischen Museen und den anderen kommunalen Sammlungen der Stadt Rom, vol. III, Mainz am Rhein, 1983, no. 107, pls. 135-136.