Lot Essay
The grapes held in this left hand indicate its holder may have been Bacchus, the god of wine, or one of his followers such as a satyr or a maenad.
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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF BENOÎT DE GORSKI
A ROMAN MARBLE LEFT ARM HOLDING GRAPES
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN MARBLE LEFT ARM HOLDING GRAPES
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
10 ½ in. (26.7 cm.) long
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
10 ½ in. (26.7 cm.) long
Provenance
with Daphne Zimmermann, Geneva.
Acquired by the current owner, Geneva, from the above, 1989.
Acquired by the current owner, Geneva, from the above, 1989.
Literature
J. Chamay, "Les antiquiés d'un esthète" in Artpassions, no. 7, Geneva, 2006, p. 50.
J. Chamay, K. Gex, and F. van der Wielen, Joyaux de l'Antiquité: la collection d'un amateur, Benoit de Gorski, Geneva, 2011, pp. 54-55.
J. Chamay, K. Gex, and F. van der Wielen, Joyaux de l'Antiquité: la collection d'un amateur, Benoit de Gorski, Geneva, 2011, pp. 54-55.