OVER LIFE-SIZE ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF JUPITER OR POSEIDON

Ca. AD 100 - 200. An over life-size marble head of Jupiter or Poseidon, depicting the god with a full beard and thick, curly hair. The face has deeply set eyes beneath prominent brows, a furrowed forehead, a broad nose and slightly parted lips framed by a moustache. The hair is arranged in deeply drilled curls above the forehead and around the temples, extending over the ears. The beard is carved in overlapping, wavy locks descending from the cheeks to the chin. At the back, broad strands of hair extend towards the crown. Mounted on a modern stand. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 21869, The Devoted Classicist: The Private Collection of a New York Antiquarian, Lot 25. Size: 620mm x 300mm; Weight: 45kg Provenance: Private London collection, acquired on the German art market; Ex. Private Berlin collection; previously acquired from Galerie Günter Puhze, Kunst der Antike, Freiburg, in the 1980s, with the original authenticity guarantee accompanying the lot. Accompanied by German Export License. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.

Estimate:£8,000

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