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LOT 0790

Roman Archaising Silver Statuette

1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.

2 3/8 in. (2 5/8 in.) (37.4 grams, 61 mm (40.4 grams total, 66 mm including stand)).

Modelled in the round as a kouros standing wearing a calf-length robe held at the waist by a thick cord; shoulder-length hair held by a tiered diadem, collar with three pendant roundels, left arm with bracelet, holding a lyre in the left hand, right hand with handle; sandals to the feet; modern mounting pins and square wooden base.

Provenance

Ex Paris auction, 1990s.
From a French collection, 2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. larger figure of the god in the Getty Museum under reference 76.AD.11.1.

CONDITION
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LOT 0790

Roman Archaising Silver Statuette

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430

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