- 32
A Marble Head of Serapis Ammon, Roman Imperial, circa 2nd half of the 2nd Century A.D.
bidding is closed
Description
- A Marble Head of Serapis Ammon
- Height 13 1/4 in. 33.6 cm.
based on a Hellenistic prototype of the 2nd Century B.C., turned slightly to his right, with full centrally-divided beard of overlapping corkscrew curls, parted lips with teeth indicated, and wide-set eyes with incised irises and indented crescentic pupils, his wavy hair parted in the center, swept up above the forehead, and cascading down the sides in wavy voluted locks, two holes on either side of the forehead for attachment of the ram's horns, a hole on top of the head for insertion of the modius, the back of the head schematically carved.
Provenance
Georges and Ludmilla Anghelopoulo, Beirut, Paris, and Kitzbühel, acquired from Elie Boustros, Beirut, prior to 1948
Condition
good, top of hair broken off, note various chips to beard, proper right pupil, and proper right side of neck, as well as abrasions to nose and eyebrows, face appears to have retained most of its original polish
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
For a related head of Serapis Ammon in the Cairo Museum, dated earlier in the second century A.D., cf. Adriani, Repertorio d'Arte dell'Egitto Greco-Romano, vol. I, pl. 47, fig. 133 (Grimm, Kunst der Ptolemäer- und Römerzeit, no. 30, pl. 64, and W. Hornbostel, Sarapis. Studien zur Überlieferungsgeschichte den Erscheinungsformen und Wandlungen der Gestalt eines Gottes, Leiden, 1973, p. 181, fig. 115, pl. LXI).