LOT 392 (25933) Est R2000 to R4000 – (Italian School Late 19th – Early 20th Century) Narcissus, after the antique, Grand Tour patinated bronze statuette

Description

the nude figure in the contrapposto pose with an ivy wreath on his head, a goatskin thrown over his left shoulder, and his feet adorned with sandals, supported on a stiff leaf embellished socle base (Total height from base: 29cm) (Condition report: Age wearing and oxidation evident) Note: This bronze figure is after the ancient bronze Roman statuette, created between the 1st century BC. and 1st century AD. It was found during excavations in Pompeii in 1862. The statuette is believed to be a Roman copy of a ancient Greek original from the 4th century BC and is preserved in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.Reference: n.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionysus,_called_Narcissus#:~:text=Dionysus%2C%20called%20Narcissus%20(Italian%3A,from%20the%204th%20century%20BC.