Roman bronze Venus figurine
€1,600
available
Object number
AR3281
| Object: |
Statuette of goddess Venus
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| Material: |
Bronze
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| Date: |
About 2nd - 3rd century A.D. Roman |
| Description: |
The nude goddess stands on her right leg. Her left leg, with its deeply bent knee, is slightly turned forward. The goddess's head is crowned with a diadem adorned with leaves. Long curls cascade down her shoulders on either side. Her oval face is idealized, her head tilted slightly to the right. In her raised left hand, she holds a mirror, from which she turns away. Her right arm extends downward, away from her body, her hand turned upward so that the palm faces the viewer. The figure is rendered in meticulous detail. The flowing rhythm of the body is emphasized by the supple contours and the sweeping hips. |
| Size: |
Height 85mm without and 116mm with base.
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| Condition: |
A very beautiful figure. Both feet and ankles are missing. The rest of the body, including the fragile mirror in the hand, is in excellent condition. It has a fine dark green to brown patina.
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| Reference: |
M. Kohlert-Nemeth, Archäologische Reihe . Römische Bronzen I, aus Nida-Heddernheim, Götter und Dämonen (Frankfurt am Main 1988) pp. 39-42, Nr. 11. Therein also further references and literature recommendations on the type of Venus who arranges her hair and looks at herself in the mirror, widespread in antiquity.
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| Provenance: |
Acquired by us in 2022 from the German art and antiques market. Acquired from the German Schüll family collection in 2020. It entered the family's possession before 1955, possibly from the German collection Gahl-Schoeller.
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| Authenticity: |
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