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LOT 0133
Roman Statuette of Fortuna
1ST-2ND CENTURY AD
8 3/4" (1.2 kg, 22cm).
A substantial bronze statuette of Fortuna (Greek Tyche) standing on a bell-shaped plinth with leaf ornament to the rim; the goddess standing in loosely draped chiton with mantle gathered at the shoulders, the hair dressed and extending in braids to the collar and neck, left arm supporting a cornucopia with overflowing fruit; tall stud modius above the head.
Provenance
On the London art market since 1990; with Pierre Bergé & Associés, Archéologie, Paris, 16 December 2015, lot 239 (22,000-25,000 euros); accompanied by copies of the relevant Pierre Bergé catalogue pages.
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