A Roman Marble Head of Aphrodite or a Muse, circa 1st Century A.D.

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December 17, 01:45 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 GBP

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Description

Property from a French Private Collection

A Roman Marble Head of Aphrodite or a Muse

circa 1st Century A.D.

with centrally parted hair bound in a fillet, spiral tresses falling over the nape of neck, two small symmetrical locks above the forehead, short locks escaping before the ears; no restorations.

Height 24.5 cm.

Elie Borowski, Basel
acquired from the above by the present owner on July 16th, 1964

The present head is the first known replica of a head in Kassel: P. Gercke, N. Zimmermann-Elseify, Antike Steinskulpturen und neuzeitliche Nachbildungen in Kassel, 2007, p. 120f., no. 30: https://datenbank.museum-kassel.de/26300/T57177/0/0/t3327/0/4/objekt.htm. The Greek original appears to have been created in the 2nd Century B.C. It likely represented Aphrodite or a Muse.