Bidspirit auction | Post Medieval Marble Head of

Post Medieval Marble Head of a Youth - 20th century A.D.. Carved naturalistically in the round with cropped hair, wearing a taenia headband seemingly featuring Greek key motif; possibly representing a deity, a muse or even a female satyr; mounted on a carved stone base. Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 1992.11.66, for a comparable sculpture of Roman date, itself modelled on a Greek original; see also accession number 24.97.90, for a 3rd-2nd century B.C. stone head with stylistic similarities. 6.26 kg total, 24 cm high including stand (9 1/2 in.). with Arts D'Orient, Artcurial, Paris, 19 May 2014, no.138.English private collection.with Timeline Auctions, 21 February 2023, no.407.Acquired from the above.