(19th/20th century)
Handle of a Cista with nude youth after the 4th century BCE, one held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, patinated bronze, 2-3/8 x 4-1/4 x 1-5/8 in.; Mellephebe (Young Eros), patinated bronze on marble base, 10-1/2 x 4-1/4 x 4-1/4 in.; Pseudo-Seneca, after the Roman 1st century CE head, patinated bronze, 9-1/2 x 5 x 5-1/2 in.; Classical bust of a Man with Laurel Crown, gilt bronze, 8-1/4 x 4-3/8 x 3-1/2 in.
Provenance: The Collection of Joe Matthews and John Shank, Shepherdstown, West Virginia
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The Collection of Joe Matthews and John Shank, Shepherdstown, West Virginia
"Nude youth" with dark patina and minor wear; "Mellephebe" with dark brown patina, loose on base, marble base with chip; "Pseudo-Seneca" with dark brown patina with rubbing and wear; "Laurel Crown" with casting flaws with evidence of infilling
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