13 Apr 2011
10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street
Antiquities including Property from the Collection of Sir Daniel Donohue
Back to auction 18817
Antiquities including Property from the Collection of Sir Daniel Donohue
Back to auction 18817
A Roman marble figure of a goddess
Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.
Over life-size, standing turning slightly to the right, with the weight on the right leg, the left relaxed and bent at the knee, wearing a full-length chiton pinned at the right shoulder, a himation over the top, with the folds slung over her left arm and shoulder to hang alongside her left leg, wearing sandals, the head a later addition, her hair centrally-parted and drawn back into a chignon, wearing a stephane, 60in (153cm) high, set into a square marble base, accompanied by a stone plinth
Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.
Over life-size, standing turning slightly to the right, with the weight on the right leg, the left relaxed and bent at the knee, wearing a full-length chiton pinned at the right shoulder, a himation over the top, with the folds slung over her left arm and shoulder to hang alongside her left leg, wearing sandals, the head a later addition, her hair centrally-parted and drawn back into a chignon, wearing a stephane, 60in (153cm) high, set into a square marble base, accompanied by a stone plinth
Sold for
£132,000
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Property from the Collection of Sir Daniel Donohue.
Accompanied by a copy of a photograph of the figure in situ in the garden of the Donohue residence.
Auction Notices
- Please note that the measurements in the catalogue are incorrect and should read 81in (206cm) high, including the base.
Category: Antiquities
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