Lot 309
  • 309

A Marble Head of Aphrodite, Roman Imperial, circa 2nd Century A.D.

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 EUR
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Description

  • marble
  • Haut. 15.2 cm. ; Height 6 in.
turned to her right, with slender neck and deep-set eyes with incised irises and dotted pupils, her centrally parted hair swept over the ears to a chignon behind, bound in a diadem, and gathered in a topknot

Provenance

Former French private collection, acquired in the 1940's
Sotheby's, New York, June 11th, 2010, lot 31

Condition

Nose and lips restored. Large chips on chignon. Surface . Minor chips and abrasions. Nez et lèvres restaurés (bouchages). Eclats importants sur le chignon. Légers accidents et abrasions.
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