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LOT 0122
Greek Marble Figure of a Seated God or Philosopher
HELLENISTIC, 3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
3 3/8 in. (563 grams total, 86 mm high including stand).
Carved in the round male figure in a seated pose wearing a loosely draped pallium on the shoulders and lower body, legs crossed at the knees; openwork frame to the chair with deep undercuts; mounted on a custom-made stand.
Provenance
Formerly in a private collection, London.
European private collection, acquired in 2002.
Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, 8 June 2004.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13210-249309.
Literature
Cf. Reinach, S., Répertoire de la statuaire grecque et romaine, Paris, 1897, p.24, for similar.
Footnotes
The statuette could represent Zeus or Chronos, based on similarities with two statues in the Vatican Museums and two statues in the Thebes Museum. The god is depicted seated, with his torso exposed, and his left hand, which normally holds the sceptre in statues of seated Zeus, is instead stretched out across his legs.
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LOT 0122
Greek Marble Figure of a Seated God or Philosopher
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000€17,400 - 23,200 (for guidance only)$20,250 - 27,000 (for guidance only)
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