A ROMAN MARBLE DRAPED GODDESS
PROPERTY FROM THE INDIANAPOLIS MUSEUM OF ART, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ART ACQUISITIONS FUND
A ROMAN MARBLE DRAPED GODDESS

CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.

Details
A ROMAN MARBLE DRAPED GODDESS
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
42 in. (106.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Willard Bayer Golovin (1908-2001), contemporary art dealer and artist, New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Golovin, New York; Antiquities, Sotheby Parke Bernet, 4 May 1973, lot 192.
with Daniel Brooks, New York.
The Indianapolis Museum of Art, acquired from the above, 1974 (Accession no. 75.179A-B).

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Lot Essay

While the artist behind the restorations of the head and right arm chose to depict Juno, the ancient remains do not indicate such a clear identification. The double triangularly-draped bodice of her chiton is typical of numerous goddesses, including Juno but also Isis and Ceres among others. The remains of a staff next to her proper right foot is similarly inconclusive as both Juno and Ceres hold one as an attribute in various depictions.

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