Lot 169
A Roman Bronze Venus with Silver Inlaid Eyes
Sale 1035 - Antiquities and Ancient Art: A Study
May 26, 2022
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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$18,000 -
22,000
Lot Description
A Roman Bronze Venus with Silver Inlaid Eyes
Capitoline Type, Circa 1st Century A.D.
Height 5 13/32 inches (13.7 cm).
This lot is located in Chicago.
Provenance:
Private Collection, Zurich, Switzerland.
Published:
J.D. Cahn, Cahn's Quarterly 3/2015, 2015, p. 13.
Note:
One of the most iconic and highly recognizable images from antiquity is Venus, the goddess of love. The bronze figure seen here delicately depicts her beauty, sexuality, and fertility. For examples of the Capitoline Venus type, see LIMC VIII, 1997, nos. 113, 116-117, 130; For examples of the statue's style, see R. Fleischer, Die römischen Bronzen aus Österreich, Mainz, 1967, 77f., no. 87-88, pl. 50.
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