Property from a Belgian Private Collection
A ROMAN MARBLE FIGURE OF ZEUS OR SARAPIS, CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
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Estimate
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Property from a Belgian Private Collection
A ROMAN MARBLE FIGURE OF ZEUS OR SARAPIS, CIRCA 2ND CENTURꦡY A.D.
seated on a cushioned throne with rounded back and formerly holding a sceptre in his raised left hand, and wearing sandals, chiton, and himation draped over his lap and falling from the left shoulder; right foot, knee, forearm, and shoulder, left arm, and head formerly restored.
Height 28.6 cm.
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European private collection, 17th/18th Century (based on restoration🅺 techniques)
private collection, Paris
French private collection, acquired from the above in 1977 (Sotheby's, Ne✃w York, June 7th, 2012, no. 71, illus.)
acquired by the present owner at the above sale
For a related statuette from Ephesos see . For seated figures of Sarapis in general see LIMC, vol. 7, p. 669f., nos. 7-19, pl. 504f.