Lot Essay
For a similar example, formerly in the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, see no. 27 in Vermeule, Greek and Roman Sculpture in America.
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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, GUADELOUPE
A GREEK MARBLE HEAD OF A GODDESS
CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 5TH- EARLY 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
A GREEK MARBLE HEAD OF A GODDESS
CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 5TH- EARLY 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Her slender oval face with a rounded chin and slightly-parted full lips, her heavy-lidded almond-shaped eyes beneath gracefully-arching brows, her wavy hair center parted, bound in a fillet and tied in a chignon at the back
7 in. (17.7 cm.) high
CLASSICAL PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 5TH- EARLY 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Her slender oval face with a rounded chin and slightly-parted full lips, her heavy-lidded almond-shaped eyes beneath gracefully-arching brows, her wavy hair center parted, bound in a fillet and tied in a chignon at the back
7 in. (17.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired by the current owner's father and brought to South America in 1950-1951.
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