Brunk Auctions
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Premier Auction | May 19, 2023

Fri, May 19, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 503

Roman Head of a Philosopher or Poet

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

(possibly 2nd-1st century BC)

A bearded man with furrowed brow, possibly the poet and historian Hesiod, marble 11-1/2 x 8 x 9 in., with painted wood base

Condition

losses, darkening from possible fire

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