ID 1076478
Lot 38 | A ROMAN MARBLE PORTRAIT HEAD OF A PHILOSOPHER
Estimate value
£ 80 000 – 120 000
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
13 ½ in. (34.3 cm.) high
Provenance
with Fernando and Xavier Calico', Barcelona, 1980s.
Private collection, Belgium, acquired circa 1990 (according to Royal Athena 2011 catalogue).
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 2011 (Art of the Ancient World, vol. XXII, no. 13).
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 2010.
Literature
J. Pollini, 'Roman Marble Sculpture', in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, Mougins, 2011, p. 86. fig. 24.
M. Merrony (ed.), Musee d'Art Classique de Mougins. Collection famille Levett, Mougins, 2012, pp. 55 and 85.
C. Wrathall, 'Collectors & Collections', Christie's Magazine, January/February 2016, p. 52.
M. Squire, 'A Passionate Collector', Minerva, March/April 2018, p. 16.
Exhibited
Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins, 2011 - 2023 (Inv. no. MMoCA570).
| 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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