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THBPetite Hellenistic Marble Head of a Woman / Goddess
Lot 30
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Mar 21, 2019
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2019-03-21 10:00:00
2019-03-21 10:00:00
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Featuring classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Ancient Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 2nd to 1st century CE. A very fine marble head of a woman or goddess, perhaps depicting Aphrodite (Roman Venus), the goddess of love and romance, hand-carved from white marble with an elegant presentation. With her head tilted ever so slightly to the right, she presents beautiful almond-shaped eyes, arched brow lines that lead to her slender nose, full closed lips, and smooth skin. This delicate visage is framed by a swept back wavy coiffure that is skillfully rolled to a fanciful chignon and adorned by a high diadem atop. This votive head may have been placed in a small household altar, or given as an offering at a temple dedicated to the goddess. Size: 2.25" H (5.7 cm); 5.375" H (13.7 cm) on included custom stand.
Aphrodite (Venus in the Roman pantheon) has inspired countless depictions throughout art history, among the most famous, Attic sculptor Praxiteles's "Aphrodite of Knidos" (ca. 360 to 330 BCE), the equally famous "Lely's Venus" (ca. 100 to 199 CE), Alexandros of Antioch's "Venus de Milo" ( 130 to 100 BCE), the Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli's masterful painting "Birth of Venus" (1484-86), and Baroque artist Peter Paul Rubens' equally masterful "Judgement of Paris" (ca. 1636) painting.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-Richard Wagner collection, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA, acquired in the 1970s
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#144210A section from a larger statue with expected surface wear and nicks/losses to edges of diadem, back of coiffure, neckline, and other high pointed areas. Deposits particularly evident in recesses of coiffure, back of coiffure, and inner corners of eyes. A mesmerizing piece.Condition
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