Lot Essay
For the type see pls. 173-175, p. 49 in Bieber, Ancient Copies.
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CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN MARBLE TORSO OF HYGEIA
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
The goddess of health depicted standing with her weight on her left leg, her right leg relaxed and bent at the knee, wearing a short-sleeved chiton with buttons along the sleeves, her voluminous himation draped over her left shoulder, across her lower body and enveloping her bent left arm, a snake coiled around her right forearm, its head now missing, her left hand once holding a vessel from which the snake would feed
14½ in. (36.8 cm.) high
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
The goddess of health depicted standing with her weight on her left leg, her right leg relaxed and bent at the knee, wearing a short-sleeved chiton with buttons along the sleeves, her voluminous himation draped over her left shoulder, across her lower body and enveloping her bent left arm, a snake coiled around her right forearm, its head now missing, her left hand once holding a vessel from which the snake would feed
14½ in. (36.8 cm.) high
Provenance
European Private Collection, early 1990s.
with Fortuna Fine Arts, New York, 2000 (Beloved By Time, no. 123).
with Fortuna Fine Arts, New York, 2000 (Beloved By Time, no. 123).