Roman Marble Statuette of Aphrodite

Description

Roman Marble Statuette of Aphrodite

Fine Imperial Roman Praxitelean Marble Statuette of Aphrodite Anadyomene, ca. late 2nd to early 3rd centuries A.D. After a Hellenistic Greek prototype, this charming statuette of Aphrodite, the Goddess of sensual love and beauty, is representative of a genre of nude / semi-nude representations based on the late classical Greek prototype of the Aphrodite of Knidos, by the celebrated sculptor Praxiteles (ca. 370-340 B.C.) This Roman copy was created during the late Antonine to early Severan periods when art and literature were flourishing. This finely-modelled example combines various aspects from Praxitleles' Knidian Aphrodite and a number of variations on the theme of Aphrodite Anadyomene (Aphrodite Rising from the Foam or, as better known, The Birth of Venus). The surface of the fine marble is enhanced by the warm, golden patina left by centuries of burial in the mineral-rich soils of the Mediterranean region. Statuette itself stands 10"H (11-1/4"H including Belgian black marble base), intact/in excellent condition.

PROVENANCE: Ex-private Denver, CO Collection, ex-Antiquarium, Ltd., NYC, NY, ex-private European Collection. Published in Women in Ancient Art (1997).

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Price	USD $ 32,500.00
Origin	Europe
Date	about 200
Styleperiod	Antiquity, Classical
Materials	marble
Height	10 inch
Categorie	Antiquities, Roman

Antiquair

Artemis Gallery Ancient Art

Colorado, Lafayette

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Mrs. Teresa Dodge

tel.: 720-890-7700
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