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CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN MARBLE VOTIVE STELE
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
In the form of a naiskos with an unadorned pediment, supported by two Corinthian columns, framing a statue of the goddess Venus in relief, standing nude, her right leg forward, her left bent at the knee, her right arm bent and held forth, the palm of her hand open, her left arm bent back, her hand on a draped pillar, her slender face with large almond-shaped eyes and a small mouth, her center-parted hair pulled back, the naiskos continuing onto the back
15 3/8 in. (39 cm.) high
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
In the form of a naiskos with an unadorned pediment, supported by two Corinthian columns, framing a statue of the goddess Venus in relief, standing nude, her right leg forward, her left bent at the knee, her right arm bent and held forth, the palm of her hand open, her left arm bent back, her hand on a draped pillar, her slender face with large almond-shaped eyes and a small mouth, her center-parted hair pulled back, the naiskos continuing onto the back
15 3/8 in. (39 cm.) high
Provenance
Private Collection, New York, circa 1985.
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