ROMAN ALABASTER BUST OF SERAPIS, circa 1st/2nd Century A.D.
alabaster
height 18.5 cm
height 7 1/4 in
height 7 1/4 in
Wearing a chiton with a himation draped at the left shoulder, and a modius on the crown of his head, the god's characteristic luxuriant wavy hair falling in ringlets onto...
Wearing a chiton with a himation draped at the left shoulder, and a modius on the crown of his head, the god's characteristic luxuriant wavy hair falling in ringlets onto his forehead and down his back, the thick beard centrally-parted and falling in tiers of drilled curls, the face finely carved
Provenance
Judiciary sale Lombrail-Tucquamat- Truchetet at Hotel Drouot, Paris, 23-02-2021, lot 173
