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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF LUCILLE ELLIS SIMON
A GREEK MARBLE FIGURE OF APHRODITE
LATE HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
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A GREEK MARBLE FIGURE OF APHRODITE
Late Hellenistic Period, Circa 1st Century B.C.
The goddess depicted nude, leaning slightly forward with her weight on her left leg, the right leg relaxed, her left arm originally lowered, the right arm raised, her head turned somewhat to the left and angled downward, her center-parted hair held back in a band and tied in a chignon at the back, with tendrils falling along her shoulders and back, with soft idealizing features, her lidded eyes below softly arching brows, her lips pressed together
161/8 in. (41 cm) high
Late Hellenistic Period, Circa 1st Century B.C.
The goddess depicted nude, leaning slightly forward with her weight on her left leg, the right leg relaxed, her left arm originally lowered, the right arm raised, her head turned somewhat to the left and angled downward, her center-parted hair held back in a band and tied in a chignon at the back, with tendrils falling along her shoulders and back, with soft idealizing features, her lidded eyes below softly arching brows, her lips pressed together
161/8 in. (41 cm) high