A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF DIONYSOS AS A BOY, 1ST/2ND CENTURY A.D.
Auction Closed
July 2, 04:42 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A ROM⛎AN MARBLE HEAD OF DIONYSOS AS A BOY, 1ST/2ND&nbsꦡp;CENTURY A.D.
turned to his left, with slightly smiling parted lips and full cheeks, his wavy hair parted in the center, bound in a fillet visible over the forehead, brushed over the ears, surmounted by a wreath of ivy leaves and berries, tied in a chignon in back, and falling in long locks over the sides of the neck, coarse-grained Thasian marble; no restorations.
Height 20 cm.
Le Doux Collection, Valognes, France, acquir🌳ed prior to 1914
Thion Enchères, Évreux, Janu🍰ary 24th, 2010, no. 182
acquired by the present owner at the above sale