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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. 
Provenance

Provenance:
Private Collection, Germany, 1980s.
Artemis Gallery, Louisville, Colorado, Antiquities Asian Ethnographic Fine Art, 26 September 2019, Lot 76A.