THE BEAUTY WITHIN: The Chenel Collection
THE BEAUTY WITHIN: The Chenel Collection
A Roman Marble Figure of Zeus, circa 2nd Century A.D.
Lot Closed
December 17, 04:05 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A Roman Marble Figure of Zeus
circa 2nd Century A.D.
seated on a throne with turned legs and holding the thunderbolt in his lap in his left hand, the right arm formerly raised, and wearing sandals and himation draped over his left shoulder and around his lower body; no restorations.
Height 33 cm.
private collection, Geneva, acquired in the late 1940s/early 1950s
Genève Enchères, Geneva, December 10th, 2015, no. 752, illus.
acquired at the above sale
Genève Enchères, Geneva, December 10th, 2015, no. 752, illus.
acquired at the above sale
For related figures of seated Zeus see LIMC, vol. 8, p. 427f., nos. 39-51, pls. 269ff., also see http://arachne.uni-koeln.de/item/objekt/16745.