Head of Dionysus Crowned with Ivy Wreath

Epoque: 1st- 2nd Century A.D

Origine: Italy

Provenance: Reputedly discovered in Cappadocia, Turkey.
With the Kalebdjian Frères, 12 Rue de la Paix, Paris, since at least 1923.
In the Private Collection of Mr Clinton Gilbert, acquired from the above 1st May 1923 (accompanied by copy of original invoice from 1923).
Thence by descent to his widow Mrs Magdalene Lydia Gilbert, 1924 (accompanied by the estate appraisal of Paul H. Petersen, ESQ. and Mrs. Magdalene Lydia Petersen (formerly Gilbert), of Hadlyme, Connecticut, 1942)
Thence by descent to her son Mr Dexter Spear French, 1951.
Thence by descent to his wife Mrs Donna Gould, New York, 1994.