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LOT 0378
Post Medieval Marble Portrait of the Greek Goddess Hera
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
16 1/2 in. (32 kg, 42 cm high including stand).
Modelled in the round with gracile features, braided hair, arched diadem to the brow.
ProvenancePrivate collection, England.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13081-249676.
Cf. Massi, E., Sculptures and Galleries in the Vatican Palace, Roma, 1872, p.151.
FootnotesThe type of sculpture seems to be inspired by the type of the Barberini Hera, a Roman copy from the imperial age, today in the Chiaramonti Museum (Vatican Museums). The sculpture was discovered by the antiquarian Leonardo Agostini in the late 17th century, during excavations on the Viminal Hill. The site was located beneath the convent affiliated with the church of San Lorenzo in Panisperna, an area known to have hosted the ancient Baths of Olympiades. Its identification as the Barberini Hera was established by its early owner, Cardinal Francesco Barberini.
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LOT 0378
Post Medieval Marble Portrait of the Greek Goddess Hera
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