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LSA-2829 Under life-size head of Menander. From Italy. Later third or fourth century?










PROVENANCE AND LOCATION
City: Province: Region: Italy, provenance unknown
Details: purchased from an art dealer in Rome in 1959
Current Location: formerly Henning Throne-Holst collection in Djursholm, sold at Christie's London 8th June 1988
OBJECT
Object: Head Material: Marble Re-Use? No
Clothing: Hairstyle: Short Height(cm): 17.5
Attributes: Beard: Clean-shaven
SUBJECT
Honorand: Menander Position: Intellectuals, Lawyers and Doctors Gender: Male
Awarder: Position:
DATE
Earliest: 200 Latest: 400
MAIN REFERENCE
Vessberg, O. 'Sculptures in the Throne-Holst Collection', Medelhavsmuseet Bulletin 2 , Stockholm 1962, 46-51, figs. 6-8

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