Lot 87
A Late Hellenistic Marble Head of a Veiled Woman
Sale 1099 - Ancient Art & Natural History: A Cabinet of Curiosities
Nov 10, 2022
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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$10,000 -
15,000
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$8,125
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Lot Description
A Late Hellenistic Marble Head of a Veiled Woman
Circa 1st Century B.C.
Height 11 inches (28 cm).
This lot is located in Chicago.
Property from Mr. Radu Moldovan, Skokie, Illinois
Provenance:
B.C. Holland Gallery, Chicago, Illinois.
Jonathan Piser, Chicago, Illinois and Mexico, acquired from the above in the 1970s.
Direct Auction Galleries, Chicago, Illinois, Sale 436, 14 July 2022, Part of Lot 2.
This veiled woman comes from a life-sized statute and is preserved from the neck up. The subject, an idealized woman, is shown with smooth, classicizing features such as Venus rings, almond shaped eyes, and center-parted wavy locks. The lack of preserved attributes makes identification difficult. Her overall appearance does recall statues of Demeter or Persephone and it is equally plausible that it represents either goddess.
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