DescriptionProperty from the Collection of Axel VervoordtA Fragmentary Roman Marble Head of the Great Herculaneum Womancirca 1st Century A.D.
her eyes with lightly incised irises, her wavy hair arranged in a melon coiffure and covered by a veil in back, a curl escaping before the right ear, the back carved flat in antiquity; no restorations.Height 19.5 cm.Condition reportFor further information on the condition of this lot, please contact ancientsculpture@sothebys.com
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALEProvenanceAmerican private collection, acquired on the Los Angeles art market in the 1960s (Bonhams, April 13th, 2011, no. 94, illus.)
acquired by the present owner in 2011Catalogue noteThe present head is a Roman Imperial copy of the head of a long lost Greek original, a late 4th Century B.C draped statue of a woman. The statuary type, known as the "Great Herculaneum Woman", is named after a complete copy found in Herculaneum (now in Dresden: K. Knoll and C. Vorster, eds., Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden. Katalog der antiken Bildwerke, vol. 3, 2013, pp. 170ff., no. 33; https://arachne.dainst.org/entity/1065512), and was widely used during the Roman Imperial period for the bodies of female portraits. Another head of this type was sold at Sotheby’s, New York, December 8th, 1995, no. 70 (from the Norbert Schimmel collection). Both the Schimmel head and the present head are carved flat in the back.
DescriptionProperty from the Collection of Axel VervoordtA Fragmentary Roman Marble Head of the Great Herculaneum Womancirca 1st Century A.D.
her eyes with lightly incised irises, her wavy hair arranged in a melon coiffure and covered by a veil in back, a curl escaping before the right ear, the back carved flat in antiquity; no restorations.Height 19.5 cm.Condition reportFor further information on the condition of this lot, please contact ancientsculpture@sothebys.com
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALEProvenanceAmerican private collection, acquired on the Los Angeles art market in the 1960s (Bonhams, April 13th, 2011, no. 94, illus.)
acquired by the present owner in 2011Catalogue noteThe present head is a Roman Imperial copy of the head of a long lost Greek original, a late 4th Century B.C draped statue of a woman. The statuary type, known as the "Great Herculaneum Woman", is named after a complete copy found in Herculaneum (now in Dresden: K. Knoll and C. Vorster, eds., Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden. Katalog der antiken Bildwerke, vol. 3, 2013, pp. 170ff., no. 33; https://arachne.dainst.org/entity/1065512), and was widely used during the Roman Imperial period for the bodies of female portraits. Another head of this type was sold at Sotheby’s, New York, December 8th, 1995, no. 70 (from the Norbert Schimmel collection). Both the Schimmel head and the present head are carved flat in the back.
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