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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A ROMAN ALABASTER VENUS
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN ALABASTER VENUS
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
The goddess depicted nude but for a mantle draped diagonally across her hips revealing her buttocks and the upper edge of her pubic area, the drapery rolled over and falling in a mass along her left side, with pleats fanning between her legs, her left hand at her side resting on her drapery
9½ in. (24.1 cm.) high
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
The goddess depicted nude but for a mantle draped diagonally across her hips revealing her buttocks and the upper edge of her pubic area, the drapery rolled over and falling in a mass along her left side, with pleats fanning between her legs, her left hand at her side resting on her drapery
9½ in. (24.1 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired prior to 1980.