Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF HERAKLES, CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Auction Closed
July 2, 04:42 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF HERAKLES, CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
turned sharply to his right, with short hair spiralling from the crown, swept up above the forehead, and surmounted by a wreath of leaves, the ends of his fillet falling onto the neck, coarse-grained Thasian marble; chin, lower right cheek, upper lip, and nose restored.
Height 13 cm.
reputedly William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951), San Simon, California
private collection, Louisiana
Royal-Athena Galleries, New York
Published
Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, Art of the Ancient World, vol. 15, 2004, no. 23, ilus.
This head could come from a miniature replica of the Herakles Lenbach type, cf. the bronze statuette sold at Sotheby’s, New York, May 14th, 2018, no. 15.