Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part I
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part I
Property of a Gentleman
A Greek Marble Figure of a Goddess, mid 4th Century B.C.
Auction Closed
December 6, 03:36 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of a Gentleman
A Greek Marble Figure of a Goddess
mid 4th Century B.C.
standing with the weight on her right leg, wearing a chiton tied with a belt below the breasts, and himation draped across the abdomen and over the left arm, the lost right lower arm repaired in antiquity, the lost left lower arm carved separately and attached, a tree behind; no restorations.
Height 57.1 cm.
Piasa, Drouot-Montaigne, Paris, October 1st-2nd, 2003, no. 47, illus.
Sotheby's, New York, December 9th, 2004, no. 263, illus.
acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Sotheby's, New York, December 9th, 2004, no. 263, illus.
acquired by the present owner at the above sale
This figure is a charming Greek original from the mid 4th century B.C. For the folds over the abdomen cf. the Great Herculaneum woman type: https://arachne.dainst.org/entity/1065512. The meaning of the tree is unclear. A figure in the same style and of similar size was sold at Sotheby’s, London, December 17th, 2020, no. 23.