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A Marble Draped Portrait Bust of the Stoic Philosopher Zenon of Kition , Roman Imperial, circa 1st Century A.D.
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description
- A Marble Draped Portrait Bust of the Stoic Philosopher Zenon of Kition
- Height with restored bust 12 1/4 in. 31 cm.
most of the bust restored in marble in the 18th Century.
Provenance
estate of Donald Rothenberg (1922-2009), Wingdale, New York, acquired in Europe prior to 1950
Condition
Most of bust, lower beard, and tip of nose restored in marble, forelock, brows and edges of ears chipped and restored or formerly restored in painted plaster(?), chips on back of head, incrustation on back of bust, surface somewhat worn.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
For other portraits of the philosopher Zenon, a rare representation, see G.M.A. Richter, The Portraits of the Greeks, vol. II, London, 1965, pp. 186-189, figs. 1084-1105.
Zenon (333/331-264/261 B.C. ) was the founder of Stoic philosophy. Gisela Richter (op.cit, p.186) writes that Zenon "developed a vast system comprising logic, physics, and ethics... it was his ethical teaching, however, that most appealed, and through which Stoicism became popular and famous." The Athenians "praised him for his 'virtue and temperence'...'for which his own life served as a pattern'".