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Unknown — A Roman Bronze Figure of a Goddess, Augustan, late 1st Century B.C./early 1st Century A.D.
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A Roman Bronze Figure of a Goddess, Augustan, late 1st Century B.C./early 1st Century A.D.

This small-scale bronze depicts a goddess in the Augustan period, when Roman art synthesized Greek classical ideals with Roman imperial aesthetics. The figure likely represents a deity such as Venus or Diana, characterized by refined proportions and dignified contrapposto stance typical of Hellenistic influence. As a functional object as well as artistic statement, such bronzes were valued both for their technical virtuosity in casting and their role in private devotional or domestic contexts among Roman elites.

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Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art

December 3, 2024

Estimate: $225,000$275,000

Lot 427

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Unknown, A Roman Bronze Figure of a Goddess, Augustan, late 1st Century B.C./early 1st Century A.D.

This small-scale bronze depicts a goddess in the Augustan period, when Roman art synthesized Greek classical ideals with Roman imperial aesthetics. The figure likely represents a deity such as Venus or Diana, characterized by refined proportions and dignified contrapposto stance typical of Hellenistic influence. As a functional object as well as artistic statement, such bronzes were valued both for their technical virtuosity in casting and their role in private devotional or domestic contexts among Roman elites.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Roman, Serene, Bronze Sculpture, Augustan period, Classical, Devotional, Goddess, Ancient Roman Art, Figurative, 1st Century BC-AD

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art