THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A ROMAN MARBLE FIGURE OF A GOD
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A ROMAN MARBLE FIGURE OF A GOD
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
Perhaps a personification of a season or a youthful Sylvanus the pudgy god standing with his weight on his left leg, his right leg pulled back, holding a bounty of fruit in his chlamys which is pinned with a circular brooch on his right shoulder, his hair knotted on top of his head with loose curls framing his face, and to his left, a horse's head an a diminutive figure, both looking to the right
23 1/2in. (59.7cm.) high
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
Perhaps a personification of a season or a youthful Sylvanus the pudgy god standing with his weight on his left leg, his right leg pulled back, holding a bounty of fruit in his chlamys which is pinned with a circular brooch on his right shoulder, his hair knotted on top of his head with loose curls framing his face, and to his left, a horse's head an a diminutive figure, both looking to the right
23 1/2in. (59.7cm.) high