A Roman marble relief of a male portrait
Circa late 2nd Century A.D.
Likely from a sarcophagus, preserving a male head in profile to the right, with deeply-drilled tightly-curled hair and beard, the almond-shaped lidded eye set beneath the furrowed brow, with straight nose and full lips, 22cm high注脚Provenance:
Private collection, UK, formed in the early 20th Century.
Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 30 October 2003, lot 222.
Private collection, UK, acquired from the above sale.