A Roman bronze figure of a goddess
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A Roman bronze figure of a goddess
Circa 1st Century B.C./A.D.
Standing wearing a chiton with himation draped from her left shoulder, around her waist and with the ends slung over her left arm, her right hand on her hip, her left arm outstretched offering a fruit, possibly Aphrodite holding an apple, her hair drawn into a top-knot on her head, 3in (7.8cm) high, mounted
Sold for £4,200 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Provenance:
    French private collection, Paris, formed between the 1960s and 1980s. Acquired in November 1969.
    Prior to this, French private collection acquired from N. Koutoulakis and accompanied by a copy of the certificate of authenticity.

    Literature:
    Although unusually for Aphrodite, this figure is fully draped, the top-knot in her hair and the attribute of the apple both indicate that Aphrodite is the subject. For a similar Hellenistic draped bronze of Aphrodite holding an apple, now in the Getty Villa, cf. Exhibition Catalogue, A Passion for Antiquities. Ancient Art from the Collection of Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman, The J. Paul Getty Museum, 1994, no. 101., Inv. no. 96.AB.149.

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