Roman Marble Head of Zeus Serapis, c 1st- 2nd Century A.D.

( Head of Zeus )

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Item No.
29.35479
Culture
Roman, c 1st- 2nd Century A.D. 
Item Details.
His thick hair and beard are depicted in tightly wound curls, with downward sloping almond-shaped eyes and a small mouth with lips pressed together. With a shell encrusted into the beard indicating it was originally discovered underwater, the head stands on a 19th century white marble and blue stone base decorated with a rosette.

Provenance: Jack Silver collection, England 1970, Ex Christie’s , Antiquities, New York, 5 December 2012, lot 87.

Display stand included

Size
8.8 cm H - 3 7/16 inches, (18 cm H including mount - 7 1/16 inches)
Material
Marble 
Condition
Part of a larger figure 
Categories
Roman
Price.
US$ 6000
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