Lot Essay
For a similar example, preserving a second Cupid to the goddess's left, see no. 81 in Augé and Linant de Bellefonds, "Eros (in Peripheria Orientali)" in LIMC.
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CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN BRONZE GROUP OF VENUS AND CUPID
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Atop a semicircular plinth fronted by four steps, the goddess of love at the center depicted nude, standing with her weight on her straight left leg, her right knee bent with the heel lifted, crowned by a crescentic diadem ornamented with incised scrolling, her center-parted hair pulled back in a chignon, her left arm curving upward to her breast, holding a mirror in her raised right hand, gazing at her reflection, Cupid to her right alighting on a thin column, his wings outstretched, holding a torch upward to light the goddess's toilette
9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm.) high
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Atop a semicircular plinth fronted by four steps, the goddess of love at the center depicted nude, standing with her weight on her straight left leg, her right knee bent with the heel lifted, crowned by a crescentic diadem ornamented with incised scrolling, her center-parted hair pulled back in a chignon, her left arm curving upward to her breast, holding a mirror in her raised right hand, gazing at her reflection, Cupid to her right alighting on a thin column, his wings outstretched, holding a torch upward to light the goddess's toilette
9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm.) high
Provenance
with Atlantis Antiquities, New York, 1989 (Ars and Texnh, no. 18).
Anonymous sale; Hesperia Arts Auction, Ltd., New York, 27 November 1990, part II, lot 22.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 1991 (Art of the Ancient World, vol. VI, part 2, no. 34).
Anonymous sale; Hesperia Arts Auction, Ltd., New York, 27 November 1990, part II, lot 22.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 1991 (Art of the Ancient World, vol. VI, part 2, no. 34).