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CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN BRONZE REVELLER
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Perhaps a dancer or lychnophoros, the nude youth raised up on his toes, his heels lifted, the body lengthened, the left leg slightly advanced, his arms raised with the palms open, the fingers cupped to hold an attribute, perhaps a large vessel or basket, his long hair arranged in a top-knot and pulled back in a chignon, with tresses falling onto his shoulders
7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm.) high
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
Perhaps a dancer or lychnophoros, the nude youth raised up on his toes, his heels lifted, the body lengthened, the left leg slightly advanced, his arms raised with the palms open, the fingers cupped to hold an attribute, perhaps a large vessel or basket, his long hair arranged in a top-knot and pulled back in a chignon, with tresses falling onto his shoulders
7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm.) high
Provenance
with Atlantis Antiquities, New York, 1989 (Ars and Texnh, no. 15).
Anonymous sale; Hesperia Arts Auction Ltd, New York, 27 November 1990, part II, lot 20.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 1991 (Art of the Ancient World, vol. VI, part 2, no. 33).
Anonymous sale; Hesperia Arts Auction Ltd, New York, 27 November 1990, part II, lot 20.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 1991 (Art of the Ancient World, vol. VI, part 2, no. 33).
Literature
N. Franken, "Stumme Diener en Miniature," in Antike Kunst, vol. 47, 2004, pl. 5.2,5.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.