A ROMAN GRAYWACKE HEAD OF A YOUTH, CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.

A ROMAN GRAYWACKE HEAD OF A YOUTH, CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.

turned to his left, with parted lips and incised irises, his long unruly hair swept up above the forehead and bound in a fillet; no restorations.
Height 9 cm.

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Provenance:
Gustave Mustaki, Alexandria, Egypt, exported from Egypt to the UK under licence, circa 1950

Elsa MacLellan, Portsmouth, England, by descent from the above

British private collection, London, by descent from the above

Charles Ede, Ltd., London, acquired from the above in 2016

acquired from the above by the present owner