ID 734995
Lot 10 | A CYCLADIC MARBLE HEAD
Estimate value
$ 200 000 – 300 000
EARLY SPEDOS TYPE, EARLY CYCLADIC II, CIRCA 2600-2500 B.C.
5 3⁄8 in. (13.6 cm.) high
Provenance
with Heidi Vollmoeller (1916-2004), Zurich, acquired 1960s.
with The Merrin Gallery, New York, acquired from the above, 1980s.
Private Collection, Canada, acquired from the above, 1990.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2015.
Literature
P. Getz-Preziosi, "Nine Fragments of Early Cycladic Sculpture in Southern California," The J. Paul Getty Museum Journal 12, 1984, p. 7, fig 2 (top row, second head from right).
P. Sotirakopoulou, The “Keros Hoard”: Myth or Reality?, Athens, 2005, p. 177, no. 156.
| Medium: | Marble, Stone |
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| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Cycladic civilisation |
| Place of origin: | Ancient Greece, Greece, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Medium: | Marble, Stone |
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| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Cycladic civilisation |
| Place of origin: | Ancient Greece, Greece, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Ancient Art & Antiquities |
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