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LOT 0124
Roman Bronze Statuette of the Goddess Eos
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
4 3/8 in. (150 grams total, 11.2 cm including stand).
Modelled in the round, Eos (The Dawn) standing nude with left leg slightly flexed; the head with finely detailed face and hair dressed in a chignon; spread wings to the rear with feather detailing; left arm bent and hand resting on the hip with mantle wound about the shoulder and wrist; right arm extended and hand modelled open to accept an attribute; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Literature
See Reinach, S., Répertoire de la statuaire Grecque et Romaine, Paris, 1897, p.396, for similar iconography of the goddess.
Footnotes
Eos, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, was perhaps the most resplendent of all the beings in the Greek pantheon. With the brilliant dye of saffron as her colour, she was also associated with roses, which also embody the glowing hues of the dawn.
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