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LOT 0866
Roman Marble Male Bust
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
11 1/4 in. (9.95 kg, 29 cm wide).
With a portion of the upper pectoral muscles still visible, part of a cloak (chlamys) gathered on the left shoulder.
Provenance
From an English private collection, 1970s-late 1990s.
English private collection.
Literature
Cf. Reinach, S., Repertoire de la statuarie Grecque et Romaine, Paris, 1930, figs. pp.6-14 (Zeus); pp.31-37(Asklepios); pp.149-151,163, (Hermes); 179,183 (Ares).
Footnotes
The original statue or bust represented an athletic type, probably a hero or a demigod, or the god of war, Ares. However, the presence of the cloak resting on the left shoulder could also recall statues of divinities, such as Zeus with his left arm raised, or Asklepios, or Hermes.
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