Lot 15
  • 15

A Marble Figure of Dionysos, Roman Imperial, circa 1st Century A.D.

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description

  • A Marble Figure of Dionysos, Roman Imperial
  • marble
  • Height 34 1/4 in. 87 cm.
the young god standing with the weight on his left leg, his hair falling in long curly locks over the shoulders, and wearing high-laced sandals and himation draped over his left shoulder and loosely wrapped around the waist.

Provenance

Christie’s, London, July 11th, 1973, no. 194, illus.
Galerie Perpitch, Paris
acquired by the present owner from the above in 1993

Condition

Surface worn in front, weathering to reverse, lower proper left leg, and drapery on proper left side. Chips, abrasions, and pitting overall. There appears to be an area of fill on the lower back. The object is very dirty, particularly the lower half, and could be cleaned. Dark line bisecting the abdomen is a vein in the marble (not a break).
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.
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Catalogue Note

For a related example see J. Huskinson, Roman Sculpture from Cyrenaica in the British Museum, London, 1975, no. 32. pl. 13 (http://arachne.uni-koeln.de/item/objekt/10532). For other figures of Dionysos with similarly draped himation but with his weight on the right leg (Jacobsen Type) see E. Pochmarski, Das Bild der Dionysos in der Rundplastik der klassischen Zeit Griechenlands, Vienna, 1974, pp. 73-74, and C. Gasparri, "Dionysos," Lexicon Iconographicum Mythologiae Classicae, vol. III, Zurich and Munich, 1986, p. 436, no. 126.