ID 1360693
Lot 46 | A GREEK MARBLE PORTRAIT HEAD OF ARSINOË II
Estimate value
$ 50 000 – 70 000
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 4TH-EARLY 3RD CENTURY B.C.
10 ¼ in. (26 cm.) high
Provenance
Said to be from Famagusta (Arsinoë), Cyprus.
Houstoun family, Johnstone Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland, acquired by the early 20th century (according to label formerly on base).
Private Collection, U.K., acquired either in New York, 1976-1979 or in London, 1980s.
Antiquities, Christie’s, London, 8 December 1993, lot 84.
Private Collection, U.K., acquired from the above.
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 1995.
| Medium: | Marble, Stone |
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| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Ptolemaic dynasty |
| Place of origin: | Ancient Egypt, Cyprus, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Medium: | Marble, Stone |
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| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Ptolemaic dynasty |
| Place of origin: | Ancient Egypt, Cyprus, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
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