THE BEAUTY WITHIN: The Chenel Collection
THE BEAUTY WITHIN: The Chenel Collection
A Roman Marble Torso of Hermanubis, circa 2nd Century A.D.
Lot Closed
December 17, 04:17 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A Roman Marble Torso of Hermanubis
circa 2nd Century A.D.
standing with the weight on his right leg, wearing a short chiton girdled at the waist, and a long chlamys fastened with a circular brooch on his right shoulder and falling down the front and back, the left hand formerly held close to the breast, remains of struts on the right hip and left breast; no restorations.
Height 60 cm.
private collection, Virginia, by descent (Christie's, New York, December 11th, 2014, no. 151, illus.)
acquired at the above sale
For the costume compare a statue of Anubis with kerykeion in Naples: LIMC, vol. 1, p. 865, no. 17, pl. 689 (http://arachne.uni-koeln.de/item/marbilderbestand/816888). The present torso could well have represented Anubis with attributes of Hermes.