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CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN MARBLE TORSO OF SYLVANUS
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
The woodland god originally standing on his left leg, the right relaxed, nude but for his goat skin, the hoofs tied at his right shoulder, the animal head resting on his left shoulder, the garment falling down his left side, overflowing with fruit, supported by his bent left arm, the musculature of his torso well defined
13¾ in. (34.9 cm.) high
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
The woodland god originally standing on his left leg, the right relaxed, nude but for his goat skin, the hoofs tied at his right shoulder, the animal head resting on his left shoulder, the garment falling down his left side, overflowing with fruit, supported by his bent left arm, the musculature of his torso well defined
13¾ in. (34.9 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 14 December 1987, lot 287.