Two Roman Marble Janiform Herm Heads, circa 2nd century A.D., mounted as a pair on red marble shafts, probably in the 19th Century, circa 1st Century A.D.
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December 17, 04:38 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Two Roman Marble Janiform Herm Heads, circa 2nd century A.D., mounted as a pair on red marble shafts, probably in the 19th Century
circa 1st Century A.D.
each carved on one side with a bearded head of Dionysos, and on the other side with a head of a maenad.
Heights of heads 11.9 and 12.8 cm.
European private collection, 19th Century at the latest (based on custom-made mounts)
Konrad Bernheimer, Burg Marquartstein, Bavaria (Sotheby's, London, November 25th, 2015, no. 192, illus.)
acquired at the above sale
Konrad Bernheimer, Burg Marquartstein, Bavaria (Sotheby's, London, November 25th, 2015, no. 192, illus.)
acquired at the above sale