ID 888504
Lot 96 | A ROMAN ROSSO ANTICO HEAD OF A SATYR
Estimate value
$ 80 000 – 120 000
FLAVIAN PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 1ST CENTURY A.D.
12 1/2 in. (31.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Probably collected by John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer (1734-1783), Althorp, West Northamptonshire; thence by continuous descent in the Spencer family, Althorp, until at least 1973.
Peter A. Paanakker (1925-1999), Los Angeles, acquired in the U.K., mid to late1970s.
Private Collection, Los Angeles, acquired late 1980s.
Antiquities, Bonhams, London, 3 April 2014, lot 50.
Literature
A. Scholl, ed., Die antiken Skulpturen in Farnborough Hall sowie in Althorp House, Blenheim Palace, Lyme Park und Penrice Castle, Mainz am Rhein, 1995, pp. 12-13, no. A2, pl. 1, 3.
Arachne Online Database no. 1060644.
Exhibited
Art Institute of Chicago, Dionysos Unmasked: Ancient Sculpture and Early Prints, 11 June 2015-15 February 2016.
| Medium: | Marble, Stone |
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| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe, Roman Empire |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Medium: | Marble, Stone |
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| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe, Roman Empire |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Ancient Art & Antiquities |
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