ID 1334734
Lot 27 | A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF MERCURY
Estimate value
£ 20 000 – 30 000
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).
| Medium: | Marble, Stone |
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| Place of origin: | Roman Empire |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Medium: | Marble, Stone |
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| Place of origin: | Roman Empire |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
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