A FRENCH BRONZE BUST ENTITLED 'THÄIS', cast from a model by Emmanuele Villanis, shown with her head slightly raised and her hair tied in a chignon, wearing a crescent, her shoulders draped al antica, signed E. Villanis, on square tapering base entitled THAIS, the back impressed A.P 2055 and SOCIETE DES BRONZES DE PARIS, circa 1900

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A FRENCH BRONZE BUST ENTITLED 'THÄIS', cast from a model by Emmanuele Villanis, shown with her head slightly raised and her hair tied in a chignon, wearing a crescent, her shoulders draped al antica, signed E. Villanis, on square tapering base entitled THAIS, the back impressed A.P 2055 and SOCIETE DES BRONZES DE PARIS, circa 1900
15¼in. (39cm.) high

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Thaïs was an Athenian courtesan who accompanied Alexander the Great on his eastern conquests. After his death she married Ptolemy Lagos of Egypt. She was known for her intelligence, culture and godesslike physical perfection.

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