Lot 43
  • 43

A Roman Marble Herm of a Satyr, circa 2nd Century A.D.

Estimate
18,000 - 22,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • A Roman Marble Herm of a Satyr
  • marble
  • Height 23 cm.
his face with prominent chin, smiling mouth, and furrowed brows, his hair swept up above the forehead, bound in a twisted fillet, and surmounted by a wreath of ivy leaves and berries, the ends of the fillet falling over the shoulders, mounted on a modern red marble plinth; tip of nose and front of bust restored.

Provenance

European collection, 19th Century or earlier (based on restoration techniques)
French private collection, acquired prior to the 1970s
David Ghezelbash Archéologie, Paris, 2013