Description:

Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A lovely pair of Roman figural pieces: a terracotta relief featuring a reclining male nude in a pose reminiscent of the Sleeping Ariadne in the Vatican Museums and a marble left foot. The relief presents a gorgeous image of the idealized Classical nude, dynamically posed as billowing folds of drapery surround his slender body. Alternatively, the foot displays elegantly elongated toes; the second toe is longest classifying this as a Greek foot, an idealized form that persisted as an aesthetic standard through Roman and Renaissance periods. Size of largest (relief): 1.9" W x 3" H (4.8 cm x 7.6 cm); 3.6" H (9.1 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010; marble foot: ex-Arte Primitivo, New York, New York

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  • Condition: Both are fragments of larger pieces with expected age wear. Nice remaining detail on both.

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