Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
A ROMAN GIALLO ANTICO HERM BUST OF A HELLENISTIC RULER, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Auction Closed
July 2, 04:42 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A ROMAN GIALLO ANTICO HERM BUST OF A HELLENISTIC RULER, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
wearing a corslet adorned with scales, his head with parted lips and formerly inlaid eyes, his helmet with twin ram’s horns, fragmentary crest, and a ram’s head pendant before each ear, the cheek-pieces fastened beneath the chin, the ends of his diadem falling over the shoulders; no restorations.
Height 19.5 cm.
Spanish private collection, acquired in the 1970s (Subastas Fernando Duran, Madrid, October 17th, 2012, no. 178)
acquired by the present owner at the above sale
For a discussion of this type of bust, of which more than fourty examples are known, see F. Sinn, in: K. Fittschen and J. Bergemann, eds., Katalog der Skulpturen der Sammlung Wallmoden, 2015, pp. 89ff., no. 22. Another example was sold at Sotheby’s, New York, June 8th, 2011, no. 36.