Mask representing the face of Hercules, the forehead... Lot 5

Mask representing the face of Hercules, the forehead girded with a strophion, he wears a beard composed of wavy strands whose details are executed with the help of the drill bit. This part could be inserted in a complete sculpture or in a relief (traces of fixation). Beige marble with medium crystals. Brown coloration in depth (visible chips), very well preserved. Roman art, 2nd century Height : 20 cm *Court lot sold by order, no reserve price: reduced fees of 14.40 % in addition to the auction. - Provenance : Galerie Serres, Paris. - Collection of Mr and Mrs Gagliardi. Great art collector and scholar, familiar with the curators and great merchants, Jacques Gagliardi is also the author of works on the history of art. . "Monet's trains only lead to the suburbs", Paris, PUF, 1987. . "La conquête de la peinture, l'Europe des ateliers du XIIIe au XVe siècle", Paris, Flammarion, 1993. . "Le roman de la peinture moderne", Paris, Hazan, 2006.