Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Property of a European Private Collector
Auction Closed
December 3, 04:39 PM GMT
Estimate
60,000 - 90,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
turned to her left, her centrally parted wavy hair bound in a fillet, swept back over the ears, and bound together at the back of the head.
Height 24 cm.
European private collection, 17th/18th Century (based on restoration techniques)
Japanese private collection, acquired at the Schweizerische Kunst- und Antiquitätenmesse, Basel, March 20th-29th, 1981, probably from Pino Donati Arte Classica (Lugano)
by descent to the present owner from the above
For the rendering of the hair see the head of the Klio Munich type (arachne.dainst.org/entity/1067869) and the head of the Aphrodite Colonna-Ermitage type (arachne.dainst.org/entity/1077591).