Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art

Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art

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A Roman Giallo Antico Marble Herm Head of the Young Dionysos, circa 2nd Century A.D.

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Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

A Roman Giallo Antico Marble Herm Head of the Young Dionysos

circa 2nd Century A.D.


with parted lips and eyes with drilled pupils, his wavy hair bound in a diadem and surmounted by a wreath of ivy leaves and berries, a cluster of grapes and a vine leaf falling over each ear; chin and nose restored.

Height 13 cm. 

European private collection, 18th/19th Century (based on restoration techniques)

French private collection, acquired in the 1980s (Hôtel Drouot, Paris, Sarrou, Tutelle de Mme D., April 1st, 2022, no. 181, illus.)

acquired by the present owner at the above sale

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