Lot Essay
For the type compare the marble figure of Bacchus from Hadrian's Villa now in the Museo Nazionale, Rome, no. 5 in Gasparri, "Dionysos/Bacchus" in LIMC, vol. III.
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CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN MARBLE TORSO OF BACCHUS
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
The god depicted nude but for a nebris worn diagonally over his right shoulder, the faun's hoof descending from the knot, with two long wavy locks falling on to each shoulder
7 in. (17.7 cm.) high
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
The god depicted nude but for a nebris worn diagonally over his right shoulder, the faun's hoof descending from the knot, with two long wavy locks falling on to each shoulder
7 in. (17.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Swedish Private Collection, 1970s.