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Un atleta romano da un milione di sterline

Lot 77 A ROMAN MARBLE TORSO OF AN ATHLETE CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D. Over-lifesized, standing in contrapposto with his weight on his right leg, his left advanced, his shoulder slightly twisted accentuating the powerfully-modelled body, the right arm raised, the left lowered and projecting forward, the musculature of the body well modelled with front pectoral and stomach muscles 37 in. (94 cm.) high Estimate £800,000 – £1,200,000
Lot 77
A ROMAN MARBLE TORSO OF AN ATHLETE
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Over-lifesized, standing in contrapposto with his weight on his right leg, his left advanced, his shoulder slightly twisted accentuating the powerfully-modelled body, the right arm raised, the left lowered and projecting forward, the musculature of the body well modelled with front pectoral and stomach muscles
37 in. (94 cm.) high
Estimate £800,000 – £1,200,000

Christie’s, Londra, 24 ottobre 2013

L’asta dedicata alle Antichità che si terrà da Christie’s a Londra il 24 ottobre 2013 comprende 130 lotti accuratamente selezionati provenienti da tutto il mondo antico. La vendita è guidata da un busto romano in marmo, già nella collezione di Yves Saint Laurent. Era infatti collocato nella sua casa parigina. La stima è di £ 800,000 – 1,2 milioni £. Raffigura un atleta ed è datato 1°/2° secolo a.C. Lo stato di conservazione è molto buono ed è anche una importante testimonianza di come gli scultori romani si ispirassero alla statuaria greca del 5° secolo a.C.

Tra gli altri highlights, una piccola statuetta di donna che data circa 2600-2500 a.C.. Questa tipologia di scultura, la posa, lo stile ha ispirato molte generazioni future con artisti del calibro di Giacometti, Modigliani e Brancusi. E’ offerta a 120,000 – 180,000 sterline. Presenti in catalogo anche reperti egiziani

 

Lot 20
A CYCLADIC MARBLE RECLINING FEMALE FIGURE
EARLY SPEDOS VARIETY, EARLY CYCLADIC II, CIRCA 2600-2500 B.C.
Sculpted with a rounded lyre-shaped head, with broad cheeks, the chin slightly pointed, the slender nose well centred, with a short neck and narrow gently-sloping shoulders, the arms folded right below left beneath the prominent breasts, with a slightly rounded midsection, the pubic area depressed and framed by the angled tops of the thighs and a concave curve above, the legs divided by a deep cleft, the feet angled down and slightly concave on their soles, the back divided by a deep cleft that extends along the spine as a shallow groove to below the shoulders, oblique grooves indicating lower neck and inner shoulders, retaining a pigment ‘ghost’ for a band across the top of the forehead 13 1/8 in. (33.5 cm.) high
Estimate £120,000 – £180,000

 

Lot 99
AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE CAT
LATE PERIOD-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 664-30 B.C.
Hollow cast, depicted seated with its forepaws together, its tail curving forward around its right side, with alert ears, wearing a broad collar, with round eyes and delicate whiskers incised
7½ in. (19 cm.) high
Estimate £40,000 – £60,000

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