Lot 72
  • 72

A Roman Marble Head of Aphrodite Anadyomene, circa 1st/2nd century A.D.

Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description

  • A Roman Marble Head of Aphrodite Anadyomene
  • Marble
  • Height 3 1/2 in. 8.9 cm.
the goddess raising her hand to rinse the sea foam from her centrally-parted hair, her face with bow-shaped lips and heavy-lidded eyes.

Provenance

private collection, Paris, acquired in the 1950s

Condition

As shown. The right hand visible in back.
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