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CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
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A BRONZE FIGURE OF A PTOLEMAIC RULER IN THE GUISE OF HERMES
CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
Standing naked, weight on right leg, left leg bent at the knee, wearing a foliate wreath in his wavy hair, tied at the back with ribbons falling down onto his shoulders, crowned by a diminutive central plume, a himation draped around his upper body and over his left arm, his left fist clenched, muscles sensitively modelled with pubic hair detailed, mounted
7 in. (18 cm.) high
CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
Standing naked, weight on right leg, left leg bent at the knee, wearing a foliate wreath in his wavy hair, tied at the back with ribbons falling down onto his shoulders, crowned by a diminutive central plume, a himation draped around his upper body and over his left arm, his left fist clenched, muscles sensitively modelled with pubic hair detailed, mounted
7 in. (18 cm.) high
Provenance
Property from the Collection of the Princely House of Liechtenstein; acquired by Prince Johann II (1840-1929) in England in 1892.
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