ID 1472696
Lot 20 | A CYCLADIC MARBLE HEAD
Estimate value
$ 20 000 – 30 000
LATE SPEDOS VARIETY, EARLY CYCLADIC II, CIRCA 2500-2400 B.C.
4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm.) high
Provenance
with N. Koutoulakis (1910-1996), Paris and Geneva, acquired by 1965.
with Ariadne Galleries, New York and London.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2016.
Literature
P. Getz-Preziosi, "Nine Fragments of Early Cycladic Sculpture in Southern California," The J. Paul Getty Museum Journal, vol. 12, 1984, p. 7, fig. 2 (second row, second from left).
P. Sotirakopoulou, The "Keros Hoard:" Myth or Reality, Athens, 2005, p. 179, no. 163.
| Medium: | Marble, Stone |
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| Place of origin: | Greece, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Medium: | Marble, Stone |
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| Place of origin: | Greece, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Address of auction |
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