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THBRoman Marble Head of Aphrodite - Capitoline Type
Lot 51
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Artemis Gallery
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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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Roman Empire, late Republic to early Imperial, ca. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. Outside of marble portraits of Roman emporers, marble busts of Aphrodite certainly draw the greatest attention and demand the highest prices. This incredible example shows the head of the Roman goddess of beauty and love in such exquisite detail. Inclined slightly downward and to the left, this head surely belonged to a full-length statue of the type. Languorous eyelids, slightly parted lips and wavy locks piled upon the head all speak to a Roman treatment of the highest quality, perhaps once intended for a lavish garden setting. Size: 9.25" W x 11" H (23.5 cm x 27.9 cm); 18" H (45.7 cm) on included custom stand.
Appropriately for the goddess of love and sensuality, one of the first statues of a nude woman in the Greek world was the Aphrodite of Knidos by the 4th century BCE master-sculptor Praxiteles. Considered shocking at the time, the goddess was shown stepping out of the bath, coquettisdhly covering (as well as drawing attention to) her beautiful, bared body. The format was widely copied for centuries. Of the numerous Roman variations, the so-called "Capitoline" type is thought to be the most faithful to the Greek original.
Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA; Galerie Cahn, Basel, Switzerland, 2016 through 2020 (Inv number L-13575), Exhibited, Maastricht, March 7 - 15, 2020; Ex Harlan J. Berk Ltd, Chicago, IL, April 17, 1996. Art Loss Register number S00116086.
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#182329Overall Excellent condition with blemishes to surface as shown. Once part of a larger figure.Condition
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