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LOT 0160
Roman Statue of the Goddess Hygeia with Later Restorations
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
45 3/4 in. (95 kg total, 115.5 cm high).
Carved in the round, standing on a rectangular base, wearing a floor-length tiered robe with exposed right shoulder and arm; separate left hand extended, holding a patera; right hand gripping the head of a snake wound around the arm; separate head with finely modelled hair bound in a chignon; repaired and restored.
Provenance
Believed to have been in the collection of George Adolphus Gray (c.1850), captain of a merchant vessel and avid collector.
Acquired by the present owner circa 15 years ago, reportedly recovered from a skip.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12967-244537.
Literature
Cf. Paribeni, E., 'Enciclopedia dell'Arte Antica, vol. IV, s.v. 1961, Igea, pp.97-99; Antichità di Vílla Doria Pamphilj, Roma, 1977, p.40, n, 4, Tav. VI; Moreno, P., Stefani, C., Galleria Borghese, Milano, 2000, p.178, n.11.
Footnotes
Asclepius, son of Apollo and Coronis, was the Graeco-Roman god of medicine, healing and prophecy. He had two daughters with Epione, the goddess of soothing - Hygeia (goddess of health) and Panacea (goddess of healing).
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LOT 0160
Roman Statue of the Goddess Hygeia with Later Restorations
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13,000
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