CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.

For a comparable torso, cf. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, inv. no. 437. Both this and the present lot are of the Apollo Citarista type, named after a bronze statue found at Pompeii, and once showing the god standing with his lyre held in the crook of his left arm, as evinced by the remains on his left side. Apollo is shown with only light musculature, and the curvature of his back and buttocks are particularly pronounced in profile. M. Moltesen notes "this is a Roman Classicistic work in the style of the 5th century BC which was very popular as a decorative element in Roman private houses" (Imperial Rome III, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, 2005, p. 78).