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LOT 0138
Large Lower Section of a Roman Marble Figure of the Goddess Isis
2ND CENTURY A.D.
19 5/8 in. (66.65 kg, 50 cm).
Statue fragment of a woman or goddess, including floor-length robe and right foot with sandal; modelled standing with the foot slightly advanced, wearing sandals, chiton and himation.
ProvenanceAmerican private collection, acquired in the 1980s-1990s.
Acquired on the American art market in 2016.
with Sotheby's, London, 11 December 2020, no.88.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13078-249667.
See Fullerton, M., The Archaistic Style in Roman Statuary, 1990, for other similar statues.
FootnotesBoth the stance and folds of the himation suggest an Archaistic statue, perhaps the goddess Isis.
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LOT 0138
Large Lower Section of a Roman Marble Figure of the Goddess Isis
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,000
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Opening Bid: £1,000
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The god's name was Hellenized in the Ptolemaic era and later adopted by the Romans, but it originated in the figure of 'Horus the child', son of Isis and Osiris, who was worshipped especially in Alexandria.
