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THE PROPERTY OF AN AMERICAN LADY
A ROMAN MARBLE TORSO OF HYGEIA
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN MARBLE TORSO OF HYGEIA
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
The goddess of health depicted wearing a tunic, her voluminous mantle draped over her shoulders, across her upper body and enveloping her bent left arm, the drapery finely carved, the tail of a snake hanging from her mostly-lost right hand, a phiale likely held in her now-missing left hand
7¼ in. (18.4 cm.) high
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
The goddess of health depicted wearing a tunic, her voluminous mantle draped over her shoulders, across her upper body and enveloping her bent left arm, the drapery finely carved, the tail of a snake hanging from her mostly-lost right hand, a phiale likely held in her now-missing left hand
7¼ in. (18.4 cm.) high
Provenance
A gift to the current owner's mother in 1970.