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A ROMAN MARBLE FEMALE HEAD
Lot 1057

A ROMAN MARBLE FEMALE HEAD

CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.

Closed22 May 2014

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GBP 15,000

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A ROMAN MARBLE FEMALE HEAD
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Her centrally parted wavy hair swept back and held in place by a fillet, a chignon at the nape of her neck, with lidded eyes and small mouth
14.3/4 in. (36.3 cm.) high

Acquired by Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel (1586-1646), for Arundel House, The Strand, London.
Thence by descent to Henry, 7th Duke of Norfolk (d. 1701), by whom gifted to his former servant Boyder Cuper.
Boyder Cuper, “Cupids Garden”, Kennington, London, until 1719.
John Freeman, Fawley Court, Henley-on-Thames, 1719, and thence by descent.
The Arundel Marbles and other Sculpture from Fawley Court and Hall Barn, Christie’s London, 10 December 1985, lot 255.