A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF ZEUS, LATE 1ST/2ND CENTURY A.D., ON 18TH CENTURY SHOULDERS | A Roman Marble Head of Zeus

turned slightly to his right, his face with luxuriant beard and moustache, full parted lips, and prominent brow, his long wavy hair spiraling from the crown, bound in a diadem, raised in twin locks over the forehead, and falling in long deeply drilled curls down over the nape of the neck; nose restored.

European private collection, 18th Century (based on restoration techniques)
Rome art market, 1934 or earlier
Nice, France, art market
Sotheby’s, New York, June 5th, 2013, no. 39, illus.

RECORDED Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, neg. no. 1934.1677, logged in on October 24th, 1934 (http://arachne.uni-koeln.de/item/marbilderbestand/1059146)

As described. Nose restored in plaster. Shoulders restored in marble from base of neck all around. Beard locks on proper right side abraded, as well as hair locks in front. Areas of incrustation and scratches overall.
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An old label on the front of the base reads "136." The 1934 photograph shows the bust mounted on a circular white marble socle typical of the 18th century.