EXCEPTIONAL VERY OLD HEAD OF VENUS OR MINERVA GREEK OR ETRUSCAN -

Descriptio ARCHAEOLOGY – CLASSICAL ART – Marble female head with wavy, stylized hair arranged in wide bands over the top and back of the skull. The face has regular features, full lips, a straight nose, and eyes with well-defined eyelids, in a classical style reminiscent of the Hellenistic and Roman canon. Traces of burial and past restorations, wear, mineral inclusions, and natural marble veining are visible on the surface. Mediterranean region, Greece or Late Etruscan Italy, Greco-Roman art, 1st-2nd centuries AD. 45 x 20 x 20 cm. Lot in international warehouse (within the EU). Intra-EU shipping: no import duties apply within the EU. An export permit from the country of origin may be required.

Estimate:£5,037

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