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.

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

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