BRONZE STATUETTE OF VENUS WITH A SANDAL
BRONZE STATUETTE OF VENUS WITH A SANDAL
Roman art, 2nd–3rd century A.D.
A statuette depicting the goddess standing nude, balancing on her right leg, with her left arm raised and her right hand reaching toward her raised left leg to remove her sandal. The statuette was originally mounted on a base and complemented by a hermaic pillar placed beneath her left arm. The finely detailed hair is styled in wavy strands on either side of a center part, gathered into a low bun at the back with two twisted strands escaping to fall over the shoulders and tied at the top of the head.
The little finger of the left hand is missing.
Height: 20.4 cm
Provenance: Collection of Charles Gillet (1879–1972), then passed down through the family
A Roman bronze statuette of Venus loosening her sandal,
2nd–3rd century A.D.
BRONZE STATUETTE OF VENUS WITH A SANDAL
Roman art, 2nd–3rd century A.D.
A statuette depicting the goddess standing nude, balancing on her right leg, with her left arm raised and her right hand reaching toward her raised left leg to remove her sandal. The statuette was originally mounted on a base and complemented by a hermaic pillar placed beneath her left arm. The finely detailed hair is styled in wavy strands on either side of a center part, gathered into a low bun at the back with two twisted strands escaping to fall over the shoulders and tied at the top of the head.
The little finger of the left hand is missing.
Height: 20.4 cm
Provenance: Collection of Charles Gillet (1879–1972), then passed down through the family
A Roman bronze statuette of Venus loosening her sandal,
2nd–3rd century A.D.
