Roman draped Hygeia, c.2nd century AD
Marble
Height: 39.5cm
10909
Copyright Charles Ede
Further images
The elegant goddess is shown standing contrapposto, her weight on her left leg. She wears a girdled chiton which has slipped off her right shoulder. A thick himation is draped...
The elegant goddess is shown standing contrapposto, her weight on her left leg. She wears a girdled chiton which has slipped off her right shoulder. A thick himation is draped over her left shoulder, around her lower body and back up over her arm. A serpent is likewise draped over her left shoulder and has coiled itself around her forearm. The head and feet previously restored, discolouration and encrustation on the back.
Provenance
European private collection, 18th/19th Century (based on restoration techniques)
Private collection, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1968-2018 (Dogny Auction, Lausanne, 2nd October 2018, as "probablement romaine")
The front of the restored marble base is inscribed in pencil in capital letters "Uranie / Muse de l'astronomie", in a 19th century hand.
