A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF MERCURY

Lot 27
04.12.2024 15:30UTC +00:00
Classic
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1334734
Lot 27 | A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF MERCURY
Estimate value
£ 20 000 – 30 000
A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF MERCURY
CIRCA LATE 2ND CENTURY A.D.
9 13/16 in. (25 cm.) high




Provenance

Wilhelm Collection, Berlin and Basel, acquired 1920s.
Kunstwerke der Antike, Auktion 5, Jean-David Cahn AG, Basel, 23 September 2005, lot 240.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, acquired from the above (Art of the Ancient World, vol. XVII, 2006, no. 19).
Acquired by the current owner from the above, 2008.



Literature

J. Pollini, "Roman Marble Sculpture," in M. Merrony ed., Mougins Museum of Classical Art, Mougins, 2011, p. 101, fig. 67.



Exhibited

Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins, 2011 - 2023 (Inv. no. MMoCA67).
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