A French vintage reproduction from the esteemed Musee Du Louvres collection of the Rampin Head. The original appears at The Louvre in Paris and this is a replica produced by the Louvre (stamped).
Date of the original: c. 560-520 BC
Provenance of the original: found in 1877 on the Acropolis, Athens; now in the Louvre, Paris
Description: Head of a man from an equestrian statue. Intricate hair and beard, perhaps Mesopotamian influence. Right cheek and nose damaged. (The torso and horse thought to belong to the head are in the Acropolis Museum, Athens.) Resin replica; Hymettos marble original.
Makers mark / hallmarks: stamp from the Louvres Museum
Sourced: in Normandy, France
Origin: French
Age: circa 1980-90’s
Materials: resin
Size roughly: 11 x 5.5 x 4.5 inches – 36 x 18.5 x 17 cm
Condition: in good vintage condition with some marks and dust from previous handling and display, some chips to front corners of base but bust itself is good, please see all pictures
Weight: 5.67 kg (heavy so expensive to ship)
Shipped from France