Property of a Gentleman
A Roman Marble Herm Head of Silenos, circa 1st Century A.D.
Auction Closed
December 6, 03:36 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of a Gentleman
A Roman Marble Herm Head of Silenos
circa 1st Century A.D.
with long curly beard and moustache, and thick wavy hair bound in a twi🧸sted fillet with goat ears and ho🌟rns emerging below, the ends of the fillet falling down over his shoulders.
Height 19 cm.
Sotheby’s, New York, June 23rd, 1989, no. 462, illus.
acquired by the present owner at the above sale
acquired by the present owner at the above sale