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Grand Tour Italian Bronze Bust Of Mellephebe

$14,000
£10,556.06
€12,164.39
CA$19,421.79
A$21,762.01
CHF 11,327.95
MX$266,224.67
NOK 143,787.39
SEK 135,805.47
DKK 90,809.66
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About the Item

A finely cast image of Mellephebe, the young Eros after the antique. Very likely the Chiurazzi foundry, Naples. Sienna marble socle. The original discovered in the mid 18th century by Karl Jakob Weber at Herculaneum. Original housed in the Archaeological Museum of Naples.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 18.5 in (46.99 cm)Width: 10.5 in (26.67 cm)Depth: 10.5 in (26.67 cm)
  • Style:
    Grand Tour (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1875
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Essex, MA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU838145039102

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