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A PORTRAIT HEAD, PROBABLY OF AN ISIS PRIEST
Roman, ca. 1st century BC–1st century AD.
Marble, carved in the round. On a brass base.
H without base 37.5 cm.
Provenance:
- Art dealers, Spain (according to Bonhams).
- Auktion Bonhams London, 21.4.2005, Lot 217.
- Anonymer Privatbesitz (gem. Bonhams).
- Auktion Bonhams London, 15.10.2008, Lot 236.
- Anonymer Privatbesitz, an obiger Auktion erworben (gem. Bonhams).
- Auktion Bonhams London, 24.10.2012, Lot 140.
- Privatbesitz Grossbritannien, an obiger Auktion erworben (gem. Bonhams).
- Auktion Bonhams London, 3.7.2019, Lot 125.
- Privatbesitz Westschweiz, an obiger Auktion erworben (Rechnungskopie vorhanden).
The absence of any hair on this male figure suggests that he may be a priest from the Cult of Isis, although the small “x” incision sometimes seen on the foreheads of such priests is missing. See Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule: Greek and Roman Sculpture in America, Los Angeles, 1981, p. 303, No. 259. For comparisons of the depiction of such priests, see Susan Wood: Isis, Eggheads, and Roman Portraiture. JARCE, vol. 24, 1987, pp. 123–141.
Conditionreport:
- Weathered<br>- Nose, chin, and ears incomplete CHF 3 000 / 5 000 | (€ 3 090 / 5 150)
Venduto per CHF 4 500 (incl. premio)