Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art

Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art

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A Roman Alabaster Head of Sarapis, circa 2nd Century A.D.

Live auction begins on:

December 3, 03:30 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 GBP

Bid

5,500 GBP

Lot Details

Description

based on the monumental cult statue in Alexandria created in the late 4th Century B.C., with massive beard composed of voluted curls, his long wavy hair falling in five curls over the forehead, flowing down the sides, and surmounted by a plain modius with torus.


Height 15.5 cm.

Mariaud de Serres Collection, Paris, acquired prior to 2000

Christie’s, Paris, Collection Jean-Philippe Mariaud de Serres, February 17th, 2011, no. 400, illus.

acquired by the present owner at the above sale

For related heads sold at Sotheby’s, see London, June 13th, 2016, no. 16, June 12th, 2017, no. 28, and July 3rd, 2018, no. 19.

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