Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II
Property from a Private Collector
A Fragmentary Greek Marble Relief Head of a Woman, Attic, late 4th Century B.C.
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December 8, 04:50 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Private Collector
A Fragmentary Greek Marble Relief Head of a Woman, Attic
late 4th Century B.C.
turned to her right, with pierced earlobes, her wavy hair swept up and arranged in a top knot, her himation drawn up as a veil over the back; no restorations.
Height 25 cm.
Alexander Iolas (1907-1987)
acquired by the present owner from the above on December 31st, 1982
acquired by the present owner from the above on December 31st, 1982
Iris Love, The Ophiuchus Collection, Florence, 1989, pp. 44-45, no. 6
The present head formed part of an Attic funerary relief. A statue from an Attic funerary naiskos with the same hairstyle is in New York: J. Bergemann, Demos und Thanatos, 1997, pl. 64; https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254508.