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A Roman Marble Statue of Cybele
Height 20 1/4 inches (51.4 cm)
Estimate: $15,000-$20,000
Sold
$9,500
Live Auction
Antiquities and Ancient Art: A Study
Size
Height 20 1/4 inches (51.4 cm)
Description
A Roman Marble Statue of Cybele
Circa 1st-3rd Century A.D.
Height 20 1/4 inches (51.4 cm)
Property from a New Jersey Private Collection
Condition
Size: 10.5" W x 20.25" H (26.7 cm x 51.4 cm)
Intact as preserved, except for an area of detail added in modernity where the sash is knotted next to the breast; a part of the knot which was lost has been filled and fluoresces under UV light. Her arms, head and the head of her lion lost in antiquity. A half-inch chip, possibly modern, from the corner of her clothing on the proper right side.
Intact as preserved, except for an area of detail added in modernity where the sash is knotted next to the breast; a part of the knot which was lost has been filled and fluoresces under UV light. Her arms, head and the head of her lion lost in antiquity. A half-inch chip, possibly modern, from the corner of her clothing on the proper right side.
Provenance
Provenance:
Private Collection, Germany, 1980s.
Artemis Gallery, Louisville, Colorado, Antiquities Asian Ethnographic Fine Art, 26 September 2019, Lot 76A.