GREEK MARBLE HEAD OF A GIRL - EX CHRISTIE'S

Ca. 300 BC. A marble head of a girl with a rounded fleshy face and slightly projecting chin. Her hair is arranged in a melon coiffure, divided into broad sections and encircled by a double braid. The softly modelled features include narrow eyes beneath contoured brows, a straight nose and a closed mouth with dimples at the corners. The ears are exposed beneath the braided hair, and the head terminates in a short neck. For related examples see: No. 27 in Vermeule and Brauer, Stone Sculptures, The Greek, Roman and Etruscan Collections of the Harvard University Art Museums, and no. 50 in True and Kozloff, A Passion for Antiquities, Ancient Art from the Collection of Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman. Size: 160mm x 115mm; Weight: 4.92kg Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s–2014; Ex. Christie's, Antiquities, New York, 8 June 2012, lot 83. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

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