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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A ROMAN MARBLE FIGURE OF BACCHUS
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN MARBLE FIGURE OF BACCHUS
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
The god depicted nude but for an animal skin tied at his left shoulder and draped diagonally over his body and high open-toed boots, standing with his weight on his right leg, the left relaxed and bent at the knee, preserving a portion of the integral plinth, with a tree-trunk support and a panther to the left that gazes up at the god
28½ in. (72.3 cm) high
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
The god depicted nude but for an animal skin tied at his left shoulder and draped diagonally over his body and high open-toed boots, standing with his weight on his right leg, the left relaxed and bent at the knee, preserving a portion of the integral plinth, with a tree-trunk support and a panther to the left that gazes up at the god
28½ in. (72.3 cm) high
Provenance
Galerie Mechiche, Paris, 13 March 1989