Lot 45C
Roman Imperial, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A finely carved marble section depicting a figure donning a toga or himation with cascading folds, its abbreviated legs revealed beneath the hemline. Note that one limb is positioned closer to the viewer than the other. This suggests that the sculptor depicted the figure in a contrapposto pose. This weight shift suggests the natural, organic movement of the human body. The Greeks invented this formula in the 5th century BCE as an alternative to the more static poses of earlier eras. By the 4th century BCE Praxiteles and others mastered this expressive pose and the Romans of course admired this ability to capture the human figure in a veristic fashion. Custom grey stone stand. Size: figure itself measures 6.5" W x 9" H (16.5 cm x 22.9 cm); 11.75" H (29.8 cm) on stand
Provenance: Ex-Private New York Collection
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- Condition: A section, but oh what a section. A marvelous example.
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