BC/AD Sculpture Ancient to Modern
BC/AD Sculpture Ancient to Modern
Property from a Belgian Private Collection
A ROMAN MARBLE FIGURE OF ZEUS OR SARAPIS, CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
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July 9, 01:29 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Belgian Private Collection
A ROMAN MARBLE FIGURE OF ZEUS OR SARAPIS, CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
seated on a cushioned throne with rounded back and formerly holding a sceptre in his raised left hand, and wearing sandals, chiton, and himation draped over his lap and falling from the left shoulder; right foot, knee, forearm, and shoulder, left arm, and head formerly restored.
Height 28.6 cm.
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European private collection, 17th/18th Century (based on restoration techniques)
private collection, Paris
French private collection, acquired from the above in 1977 (Sotheby's, New York, June 7th, 2012, no. 71, illus.)
acquired by the present owner at the above sale
For a related statuette from Ephesos see http://arachne.uni-koeln.de/item/objekt/22638. For seated figures of Sarapis in general see LIMC, vol. 7, p. 669f., nos. 7-19, pl. 504f.