Hellenistic Marble Head of Athena
traces of red pigment

2nd - 1st Centuries BC
Height: 10.8 cm. (4 1/4 in.)


ex: private Swiss collection, 19th century (Baronial crest on back of piece)



Published:
Antiquarium, Ltd.; Ancient Treasures VII (New York, 2009) p.34
Cahn; Auktion (Basel, 09.22.2006) no.338



Comparanda:
Comstock, Mary & Cornelius Vermeule; Sculpture in Stone. The Greek, Roman and Etruscan Collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston (Boston, 1976) no.150
Paribeni, Enrico; Catalogo delle sculture di Cirene; statue e rilievi di carattere religioso (Rome, 1959) pl.76, no.121