An Italian Grand Tour Carved Marble Bust of Youthful Bacchus Late 19th Century
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On green marble socle
29” high
Note: Copied from a Roman
marble of the 2nd century AD,
in the Vatican, Rome, which
was a copy of a Greek
original from the 2nd century
BC. This bust was originally
thought to represent Ariadne
but is now believed to depict a youthful Bacchus.
- Lot Number
- A25-169