Statuette of a Robed Woman or Goddess
H. 34 cm. Marble.
Eastern Greek, Late Hellenistic, 2nd-1st cent. B.C.
With her head turned almost imperceptibly down to the right, the figure stands in nonchalant pose with her left foot set back behind her. Her free leg, like her raised right hip, is clearly visible underneath her robe, the flow of the drapery further underscoring the movement of the body. Reaching down to just below the knee, the cloak draped in taut folds over a long chiton covers the breast, half the left shoulder and the top half of the originally angled left arm. The right hand was presumably presenting an object originally - perhaps an offering bowl, but possibly an attribute and the focus of the goddess’s gaze. Her long hair, parted down the middle, is rolled over a band pulled back to the nape of the neck and there intertwined before falling down her back in long strands. The drapery on the reverse is cursorily rendered. Half the right upper arm has been preserved, as has the left down to the elbow, which has a round hole for a dowel. Nose, drapery and edge of the base worn.
Provenance: Formerly Coll. Hinzer Family, Germany, early 1970's.
Small-format rendering of a Hellenistic type also used for statues honouring female citizens of note in the public space; for the specific fall of the drapery with heavy pleating over the breast and left upper arm, cf. Eule - 2001, 185 no. 57 pl. 11 fig. 63.
Starting Bid:
CHF: 11000
EUR (Approx.): 8800
USD (Approx.): 11000
Starting price: 11,000
Statuette einer drapierten Frau oder Göttin
H. 34 cm. Marmor.
Ostgriechisch, Späthellenistisch, 2.-1. Jh.v.C.
Den Kopf dezent nach rechts unten gewandt, präsentiert sie sich in lockerer Haltung, den linken Fuss leicht nach hinten gesetzt. Ihr Spielbein, wie auch die gehobene, rechte Hüfte, zeichnen sich deutlich unter dem Gewand ab, wobei der Faltenfluss die Bewegung zusätzlich unterstreicht. Über dem langen Chiton verhüllt ein bis kurz über die Knie reichender Mantel in gespannten, schräg gelegten Stofffalten die Brust, die halbe, linke Schulter und die obere Hälfte des einst gebeugten, linken Arms. Die Rechte präsentierte wohl einen Gegenstand, vielleicht eine Opferschale, oder aber ein Attribut, auf dem der Blick der Dargestellten ruhte. Das lange, mittig gescheitelte Haar ist über ein Band mit Umschlag nach hinten geführt und im Nacken kreuzweise miteinander verwoben, bevor es schliesslich als breiter, strähnenweise unterteilter Schopf über den Rücken herabfällt. Gewandrückseite kursorisch ausgearbeitet. Rechter Oberarm zur Hälfte, linker Arm bis zum Ellenbogen erhalten. Dort ein rundes Dübelloch. Nase, Gewandfalten und Rand der Basis bestossen.
Provenienz: Ehem. Slg. Familie Hinzer, Deutschland, frühe 1970er Jahre.
Kleinformatige Ausführung eines hellenistischen Statuentypus, der u. a. im Kontext der statuarischen Ehrung angesehener Bürgerinnen im öffentlichen Raum Verwendung fand; Vgl. zur spezifischen Gewanddrapierung mit über Brust und linken Oberarm geführtem Mantelbausch Eule - 2001, 185 Nr. 57 Taf. 11 Abb. 63.
Aufrufpreis:
CHF: 11000
EUR (Approx.): 8800
USD (Approx.): 11000
Aufrufpreis: 11.000
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