Royal-Athena Galleries, Art of the Ancient World 2016 - Vol. XXVII

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28 LATE HELLENISTIC BRONZE HEAD AND UPPER TORSO OF A YOUTH crowning himself with a wreath of victory with his raised right hand, after the late 5th Century BC statue of Kyniskos by Polykleitos. This type is sometimes referred to as the Westmacott Youth after the verion in the British Museum. Eyes once inlaid; chest restored. 1st Century BC/AD. H. 13 3/4 in. (35 cm.) Ex private collection, Paris, acquired in the 1950s; Piasa, Paris, 10/1-2/2003, lot 370. Published: J. Eisenberg, Gods & Mortals II, 2004, no. 37. 29 LATE HELLENISTIC BRONZE NUDE ZEUS (JUPITER) standing in a relaxed pose, his right arm bent and held out before him with the palm open, his eyes inlaid in silver. 1st Century BC/AD. H. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) Ex John Kluge collection, Charlottesville, Virginia, acquired from Royal-Athena in 1988-90. Published: J. Eisenberg, Gods & Mortals, 1989, no. 36.

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