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A Marble Figure of Asklepios, Roman Imperial, circa 2nd Century A.D.
Estimate
60,000 - 90,000 USD
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Description
- A Marble Figure of Asklepios
- Height 46 in. 116.8 cm.
standing with the weight on his right leg and formerly holding a staff with entwined serpent in his missing right hand, and wearing sandals and himation leaving the chest bare and falling from the left shoulder, a quadrangular support at his feet.
Provenance
American private collection
Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, inv. no. CRUS 211
acquired from the above by Dr. Arthur Sackler on April 30th, 1968
Condition
Good and as shown, note minor chips to edges of himation, proper left toe chipped, feet somewhat weathered and encrusted, back in similar condition, back somewhat schematically carved with minor chips to drapery and scratches, and largely covered in root-marks.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
For other examples of Asklepios statues with similar pose and drapery, all categorized as "Campana-type" in the literature, see B. Holtzmann, s.v. "Asklepios," Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae, vol. II, Zurich and Munich, 1984, p. 884, nos. 261f. (esp. nos. 267 and 272, illus.).