ID 1134438
Lot 98 | A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF BACCHUS
Estimate value
£ 70 000 – 90 000
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
The youthful god with delicate features, his lips parted, his centrally parted wavy hair held back and twisted up into a chignon, with ribbons falling onto his shoulders and two loose locks of hair curving down against the back of his neck, wearing a finely carved twisted wreath of ivy leaves, laden with berry clusters, with a large vine leaf and bunch of grapes over each ear, with a short corkscrew curl behind, heavily drilled and open-worked in places, mounted onto a 19th century bust and with 19th century restorations
21 in. (53.3 cm.) high
Provenance
George Granville Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 5th Duke of Sutherland, K.T., P.C. (1888-1963), Sutton Place, Guildford.
Property of Clare Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland (1903-1998); Sculpture, Christie's, London, 7 July 1992, lot 94 (as attributed to Bartolomeo Cavaceppi, 18th century).
| Medium: | Marble, Stone |
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| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe, Roman Empire |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Medium: | Marble, Stone |
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| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe, Roman Empire |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
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