Lot no. 112
OSIRIS HEAD IN MARBLE Roman art, circa 1st century AD Male head wearing the Atef crown formed by the white mitre with uraeus on the forehead and flanked by ostrich feathers, now largely missing. Missing. Size: 45 x 21 x 26 cm Provenance: Former Levasseur collection, Paris, early 19th century Alexandre Aspa Collection, Le Plessis-Robinson Royal-Athena Galleries, New York Christian Levett Collection, Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins, acquired in 2010 Exhibitions: Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011-August 2023 Migrating objects, treasures under influence, Centre de la Vieille Charité, Marseille, 8 April -16 October 2022 Bibliography: Minerva: the International Review of Ancient Art & Archaeology, March/April 2009, vol. XX, no. 2 J. M. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, Royal-Athena Galleries, 2010, vol. XXI, p. 79, fig. 209 J. Pollini, "Roman Marble Sculpture" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 76, fig. 5 B. Cassin, M. Garsson and M. Moliner, "Elaborations", Objets Migrateurs - Trésors sous influences, Centre de la Vieille Charité, 2022, p. 109, fig. 64 A Roman marble head of Osiris, Circa 1st century A.D.
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11/18/2025
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