ID 1248393
Lot 133 | A ROMAN MARBLE POTRAIT HEAD OF A BOY AS WORSHIPPER OF ISIS
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 25 000
CIRCA EARLY 3RD CENTURY A.D.; MOUNTED ON AN 18TH CENTURY BUST
The head 8 ¼ in. (20.5 cm. high); total height with bust 15 ½ in. (39.5 cm.) high
Provenance
North German private collection, 1970s and thence by descent.
Antiquities, Bonhams, London, 5 October 2011, lot 136.
Literature
W. Hornbostel, Kunst der Antike, Schätze aus norddeutschem Privatbesitz, Hamburg, 1977, pp. 55-56, no. 35.
Exhibited
Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, 21 January-6 March 1977.
| 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 |
| Address of auction |
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