A ROMAN MARBLE FIGURE OF APHRODITE
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A ROMAN MARBLE FIGURE OF APHRODITE

CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D., EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN

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A ROMAN MARBLE FIGURE OF APHRODITE
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D., EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN
Standing draped, holding a 'hand garland' raised to her right shoulder, the lower part of Eros seated on the opposite shoulder, clasping her himation in front, with her wavy hair tied back in a chignon
10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm.) high
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Lot Essay

Cf. H. Weiss (ed.), Ebla to Damascus, Washington D.C., 1985, pp. 418-419, no. 218 for the type.

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