Lot Essay
A fine Roman version of the Capitoline Venus, the Eros and dolphin support a substitute for the vase and drapery of the original.
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A ROMAN MARBLE FIGURE OF APHRODITE
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Standing with her weight on her left foot, her right at ease, covering her pudendum with her left hand (missing) and her left breast with her right hand (missing), her head turned to the left, the hair bound in a fillet, tied in a knot above and in back, with long strands falling on each shoulder, the support in the form of a winged Eros riding head down on a dolphin, its coiled tail wrapped around his right leg, on an integral oval base, areas of the legs and dolphin's tail restored, 53in. (134.6cm.) high
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Standing with her weight on her left foot, her right at ease, covering her pudendum with her left hand (missing) and her left breast with her right hand (missing), her head turned to the left, the hair bound in a fillet, tied in a knot above and in back, with long strands falling on each shoulder, the support in the form of a winged Eros riding head down on a dolphin, its coiled tail wrapped around his right leg, on an integral oval base, areas of the legs and dolphin's tail restored, 53in. (134.6cm.) high