Depicting the lower portion of a female with exposed genitalia and buttocks, having a draped garment covering the side of her left leg and back lower legs. Ca. 1st-2nd century A.D. 5-1/4”H. Lucite mount. From a Private NYC collection, acquired in Jerusalem, 1981. Aphrodite was the goddess of love, beauty and fertility.
Of Kilia type, the broad backward-tilting head with long, thin neck and pointed nose. CIRCA 2700-2100 B.C. 1 1/8 inch high. Small chip on upper left side. Encrustation on neck. New York art market, early 1980's
Her oval face with full rounded chin, smiling mouth, strong nose and finely incised almond-shaped eyes, her wavy hair surmounted by a high diadem and a suspension hole on the crown. Late 6th Century B.C. 5 inches high. Intact. From a NYC estate.
A tall Hellenistic standing female figure with pleasant facial expression, standing on an integral base, her weight resting on her right foot, her left hand grasping her loose fitting himation draped below her waist and revealing her nude body above. 3rd/4th Century B.C. 11 inches tall. Neck repaired. Extensive remains of white slip. From the NYC estate of Norio Azuma, collected before 1980.
Hollow molded, with pleasant facial expression, large, lidded eyes, prominent ears, straight nose and fleshy bowed lips, his thick wavy hair brushed forwards onto the forehead, circular vent hole on back. 3rd/4th Century B.C. 11 inches high. Intact. From an old French collection
Seated upon a high-backed throne on an integral plinth, her left leg forward, the goddess clad in a tunic, her mantle draped over her left arm and around her lower body, holding a fruit-filled cornucopia in the crook of her left arm, her hair tied into a chignon with two tendrils falling to her shoulders. Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D. 7 1/4 inches high. Weathered and encrusted. New York art market,early 1980's.
The pudgy young nude male stands with his slightly raised right arm held out to his side, with a fruit-laden mantle pinned at his right shoulder, and held in his well-defined left hand, the torso twisted to the right. Back left rough. 1st/2nd Century. 8 inches high. Mounted. Ex. California private collection. Acquired in Rome, 1967. Ex. Christies, N.Y. 12/6/2007
A group of four cycladic marble leg fragments. 1800-2000 B.C. Range from 1 1/2 inches for smallest to 2 inches high for largest. Mounted. From a New Jersey collection.
Mold made Greek terracotta female bust, with long, flowing wavy hair pushed back, and wearing a low cut garment, exposing her neck and upper part of her chest. Hellensitc Period, 3rd/4th Century B.C. Fragment is intact. 3.5 inches high. Mounted. Ex. old Belgian private collection, collected in the 1960's.
With pleasant facial expression, with long hair parted in the middle and pulled back. Hellenistic Period, 3rd/4th Century B.C. 1 1/4 inches high. Mounted. Ex. old NYC collection.
