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Roman, ca. 2nd century A.D., based on a Greek model from the 4th century B.C.
White, gray veined marble worked all-around with sintering. Standing figure of the Goddess Artemis wearing a knee-length chiton, over it she is wearing a himation reaching down to the level of her hips. To the right of the figure and at her feet is her symbol, a hunting dog, leaning against the remains of a column.
H 53 cm.
Various supplements. Losses.
Provenance:
– According to oral history, first find spot in Crete (according to Sotheby’s).
– Christos Vasiliades (1891/3-1977), acquired in Greece ca. 1920 (according to Sotheby’s).
– By inheritance in a New York private collection (according to Sotheby’s).
– Sotheby’s New York, 9 December 2004, Lot No. 264.
– Triple Gallery, Bremgarten bei Bern, 2 August 2005.