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A Gallo-Roman Bronze Head of Ares or Athena, circa 2nd Century A.D.

Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • A Gallo-Roman Bronze Head of Ares or Athena
  • Bronze
  • Height 2 15/16 in. 7.5 cm.
with parted lips, broad nose, large eyes, and centrally parted hair surmounted by a Corinthian helmet, remains of drapery on the shoulder.

Provenance

Baudoin and Feuardent, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, June 7th, 1922, no. 91, illus.