A ROMAN MARBLE TORSO OF SYLVANUS

CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN MARBLE TORSO OF SYLVANUS
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Depicted standing with his weight on his right leg, nude but for a fruit-laden animal skin pinned at his right shoulder and falling across his upper torso, supported in the crook of his left arm
12½ in. (31.8 cm.) high

Provenance

Ohrtmann collection, Kiel, Germany, formed during the 1960s-1970s.
with Petit Musée, Montreal, Canada, 1996.

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Lot Essay

Sylvanus was the native Italic god of the woodlands and agricultural fertility. His cult gained popularity in the 2nd Century A.D., first under Hadrian, as Antinous was identified with the deity, and later under Antoninus Pius, who used images of the god to promote his agricultural policies.

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