Roman Marble Portrait Head of a Boy
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Roman Marble Portrait Head of a Boy
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Published 2018-08-06T16:00:46+00:00
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Turned slightly to his right, his eyes drilled in the inner corners, his hair radiating from the crown and falling in comma-shaped locks over the temples, forehead, and nape of the neck; left ear and tip of nose with upper lip restored in marble, rim of right ear in plaster, underside of neck polished for attachment to a statue or bust.
European private collection, circa 18th Century (based on restoration techniques)
French private collection, acquired prior to 1960 (Drouot, Paris, Auction Art, Rémy le Fur & Associés, November 27th, 2015, no. 87, illus., on a 1920s/30s varnished block-shaped wood base)
Technical Information
| Date published | 06/08/2018 |
| Complexity | Medium |
More Information
| Title | Roman Marble Portrait Head of a Boy |
| Date | Early 1st Century AD |
| Dimension | Height, 18.5 cm |
| Period | Roman |
| Medium | Marble |
| Record | http://www.sothebys.com/fr/auctions/ecatalogue/2018/ancient-marbles-classical-sculpture-and-l18260/lot.27.html |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Place | Sotheby's |
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