拍品 215
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AN ITALIAN WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF AN AMAZON, shown tending a wound to her left thigh, and wearing a Phyrigian cap to her head, her drapes partially exposing her breast, an axe to her feet, on a shaped base (damaged finger to right hand), late 19th century

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AN ITALIAN WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF AN AMAZON, shown tending a wound to her left thigh, and wearing a Phyrigian cap to her head, her drapes partially exposing her breast, an axe to her feet, on a shaped base (damaged finger to right hand), late 19th century

拍品專文

The Amazons were a legendary race of warrior-women who were skilled with the bow and at horsemanship. They originally came from the Caucasus and established themselves in Asia Minor. They invaded Attica and its capital Athens but were repulsed by Theseus (Lives, Plutarch 1:27)