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Head of Aphrodite
Hellenistic, circa 2nd-1st Century BC
Marble.
H 13.5 cm
Under life-sized head of a statuette tilted to her left with gently modelled facial features, pronounced lidded eyes and closed lips. The centrally parted wavy hair is secured by a double band and is tied in a thick chignon at the neck. Part of nose and small part of neck restored.
Accompanied by an IADAA Interpol search certificate.
Published
Auction sale catalogue Pierre Bergé, Paris, Archéologie, 29 November 2014, lot 228.
cf.
The British Museum number: 1922,0216.1
Provenance
Private collection Dr. René-Albert Gutmann (1885-1981), father of the French dancer and choreographer Jean Babilée (1923-2014).
Accompanied by an IADAA Interpol search certificate.
Price
€ 26.000
Item
7406