A Roman Marble Torso of a Charis, circa 1st Century A.D.
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July 6, 01:05 PM GMT
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15,000 - 25,000 GBP
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A Roman Marble Torso of a Charis
circa 1st Century A.D.
from a group of the Three Graces, standing with the weight on her right leg, traces of a strut on her right hip, remains of the left arm of a Grace standing to her left on the breast and right shoulder; no restorations.
Height 35 cm.
French private collection, Bordeaux
Galerie Sandrine Ladrière, Paris
acquired by the present owner from the above on November 13th, 2020
For a similar fragment 💟to the present one in the Rodin Museum in Paris see .
The composition of the Three Graces linked together in a dance-like pose enjoyed great popularity in antiquity and is known from a variety of media, e.g. marble reliefs (sarcophagus in Hever Castle: ), bronze reliefs (mirror in New York: ), wall paintings (fresco from Po♌mpeii: ), and marble statuary (a group in New York: ). The original must have been created in the Hellenistic period and could have been a painting.
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