Lot Essay
For a similar example see no. 90 in Jentel, "Aphrodite (in Peripheria Orientali)," in LIMC.
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CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN BRONZE VENUS
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Depicted nude, the goddess standing with her weight on her left leg, the right slightly bent with the heel raised, her head turned to her left, her center-parted hair pulled back in a chignon at the nape of her neck, secured with a band, a long curly tress falling onto her left shoulder, her right bent acutely, holding a loose tress in her hand, her left arm bent upward, once holding a mirror, still gripping the handle
4¾ in. (2 cm.) high
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Depicted nude, the goddess standing with her weight on her left leg, the right slightly bent with the heel raised, her head turned to her left, her center-parted hair pulled back in a chignon at the nape of her neck, secured with a band, a long curly tress falling onto her left shoulder, her right bent acutely, holding a loose tress in her hand, her left arm bent upward, once holding a mirror, still gripping the handle
4¾ in. (2 cm.) high
Provenance
Hugo Johanne, Belgium, 1956.
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