A ROMAN MARBLE FIGURE OF HYGIEIA, CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D., WITH 18TH/19TH CENTURY RESTORATIONS
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December 3, 05:06 PM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
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Description
A ROMAN MARBLE FIGURE OF HYGIEIA, CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D., WITH 18TH/19TH CENTURY RESTORATIONS
standing with the weight on her left leg, and wearing a girdled chiton slipping from her right shoulder, and a himation draped over her left shoulder and around the lower body, a serpent coiled around the left arm, resting over the left shoulder, and hanging its tail over the back; head and most of lower legs with base restored in marble; forearms formerly restored.
Total height 39.5 cm.
European private collection, 18th/19th Century (based on restoration techniques)
Private collection, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1968-2018 (DognyAuction, Lausanne, October 2nd, 2018, as "probablement romaine")
The front of the modern marble base is inscribed in pencil in capital letters "Uranie / Muse de l'astronomie".