Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II
Property from a Belgian Private Collection
A Roman Marble Trapezophoros, circa 1st Century A.D.
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December 7, 10:14 AM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Belgian Private Collection
A Roman Marble Trapezophoros, circa 1st Century A.D.
in the form of a tall herm shaft terminating in a bust of Dionysos, his face with full beard composed of parallel corkscrew curls, moustache, and eyes recessed for inlay, his long hair arranged in an elaborate coiffure, bound in a fillet passing over the forehead, and surmounted by a wreath of ivy leaves and clusters of berries; no restorations.
Height 75 cm.
Anthony Hail and Charles Posey, San Francisco, California, acquired on the art market in Rome in 1972 (Christie's, New York, Arbiters of Style: The Collection of Anthony Hail & Charles Posey, October 8th, 2013, no. 10, illus.)
Galerie Chenel, Paris
acquired by the present owner from the above in 2014
Galerie Chenel, Paris
acquired by the present owner from the above in 2014
Herms of similar size and style were found in Pompeii: A. Carrella et al., Marmora Pompeiana nel Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, 2008, nos. B06, B07, D59.