HEAD OF A HELLENISTIC RULER C. 1st Century BC

Carved marble, shown wearing a crested helmet with ram's horns, the face with mouth agape and framed by two cheekpieces, the head flat at the back for mounting, raised on a bespoke plinth.

Provenance: François Antonovich, Paris.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 2001, inventory number CLC413, (copy of the original purchase invoice to be included).
The Jeff Hunter Collection, New York.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Budde, L. and Nicholls, R., 1964. A Catalogue of the Greek and Roman Sculpture in the Fitzwilliam Museum, no. 88, pl. 30.

Carved marble, shown wearing a crested helmet with ram's horns, the face with mouth agape and framed by two cheekpieces, the head flat at the back for mounting, raised on a bespoke plinth.

H: 9.25, W: 3.5 in. (mounted).

Provenance: François Antonovich, Paris.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 2001, inventory number CLC413, (copy of the original purchase invoice to be included).
The Jeff Hunter Collection, New York.

LITERATURE:

Cf. Budde, L. and Nicholls, R., 1964. A Catalogue of the Greek and Roman Sculpture in the Fitzwilliam Museum, no. 88, pl. 30.