Lot Essay
For a related statue from Perge but with a variation of the position of the chlamys see no. 90 in Hermary, "Dioskouroi" in LIMC.
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THE PROPERTY OF A NEW YORK PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A ROMAN MARBLE FIGURE OF A DIOSKOUROS
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN MARBLE FIGURE OF A DIOSKOUROS
Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.
The youthful god depicted nude but for a chlamys draped over his left shoulder, a wide baldric hanging diagonally over his right shoulder, his head turned to his left, with wavy center-parted locks beneath the conical pilos helmet, lidded convex eyes beneath modelled brows, and slightly parted lips
32½ in. (82.5 cm) high
Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.
The youthful god depicted nude but for a chlamys draped over his left shoulder, a wide baldric hanging diagonally over his right shoulder, his head turned to his left, with wavy center-parted locks beneath the conical pilos helmet, lidded convex eyes beneath modelled brows, and slightly parted lips
32½ in. (82.5 cm) high
Provenance
Fortuna Fine Arts, Ltd.