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LOT 0131
Roman Statuette of the Goddess Fortuna
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 in. (205 grams total, 13 cm high including stand).
A bronze statuette of the goddess Fortuna, modelled in the round standing on a circular plinth base, her feet emerging from beneath her floor length robes, her hair held in a chignon at the back of the head and crowned with a diadem.
Provenance
Acquired London art market in early 1960s.
From the private collection of the late Walter Steinberg, London, UK.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11633-199467.
Footnotes
The cult of Fortuna was associated with the round of the agricultural year, the wheel of time and the changing fortunes of the individual, both bad and good. The Rota Fortunae (wheel of fortune) is a symbol of the changeable nature of one's luck and was already a recognised idiom by the time of Cicero, writing in the 1st century B.C.
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LOT 0131
Roman Statuette of the Goddess Fortuna
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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