Lot 92
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AN ITALIAN PATINATED COPPER FIGURE OF A CAMILLUS
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AN ITALIAN PATINATED COPPER FIGURE OF A CAMILLUS

FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY, AFTER THE ANTIQUE

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AN ITALIAN PATINATED COPPER FIGURE OF A CAMILLUS
FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY, AFTER THE ANTIQUE
Standing on a domed circular base, the base with a foundry mark E. BRAVN ROMA
58¾ in. (149 cm.) high
Provenance
F. Cirincione.
The Collection of Gianni Versace.
Sold Sotheby's New York, 21 May 2005, lot 205.
Special notice
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Lot Essay

A camillus in Roman society acted as an acolyte in many religious rituals. Usually children, they served as altar boys and attendants to the priests and priestesses of Ancient Rome's many gods.
This copper statue is based on the 'Zingara', a bronze statue of a camillus from the 1st Century AD, in the Capitoline Museum in Rome.

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