A ROMAN MARBLE DIANA
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A ROMAN MARBLE DIANA

CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN MARBLE DIANA
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
61 in. (154.9 cm.) high
Provenance
Horace Richter (1918-2006), New York and Jerusalem, likely acquired in New York by 1990; thence by descent to the current owners.

Lot Essay

Diana stands on an integral plinth, with her left leg forward. She wears a chiton with an animal pelt draped over her left shoulder and secured by a high-wasted belt, and soft hide boots. To her left a panther serves as her support. Her wavy hair, originally pulled back and bound in a chignon at the nape of her neck, with tendrils gracefully falling on her shoulders. A similar example was found in the Stoa of Attalos in the Athenian Agora (see no. 34 in G. Bauchhness, "Artemis/Diana" in LIMC, vol. II).

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