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A Roman Marble Venus
Height 18 inches (45.7 cm).
Estimate: $15,000-$25,000
Sold
$12,000
Live Auction
Antiquities and Ancient Art: A Study
Size
Height 18 inches (45.7 cm).
Description
A Roman Marble Venus
Circa 1st Century B.C.-1st Century A.D.
Height 18 inches (45.7 cm).
Property from a New Jersey Private Collection
Condition
Please see the additional images, as requested.
Repaired with visible fractures across her ankles, her knees and where her hip is joined to the formation behind Cupid. Otherwise intact, her right arm and sword lost. She wears gold earrings which are modern replacements. The surface moderately worn throughout.
Repaired with visible fractures across her ankles, her knees and where her hip is joined to the formation behind Cupid. Otherwise intact, her right arm and sword lost. She wears gold earrings which are modern replacements. The surface moderately worn throughout.
Provenance
Provenance:
Fortuna Fine Arts, Ltd., New York, prior to 1995.
Private Collection, New Yok, 1995-2017.
Christie's, New York, Antiquities, 25 October 2017, Lot 43.
Note:
This statuette depicts a sculpture type commonly known as the "Venus in Arms". The goddess of love is shown brandishing a sword with Cupid by her side and playing with a helmet. For similar life-size examples of this type, see a Marble Venus at the Louvre Museum, Paris (Inv. no. Ma 370), and Aphrodite mit dem Schwert at the Antikensammlung, Berlin (Inv. no. SK 33).