Lot 370
The serene goddess wearing an anthemion cast diadem, inscribed to the lower edge: "274C JUNON COLOSSALE ANTIQUE. FRAGMENT VILLA LUDOVISI".
Height 110cm; Width 66cm; Depth 55cm
Estimate $15,000 - $20,000
The original Roman marble of Juno was modelled on the features of Antonia Minor, one of the daughters of Mark Anthony. She was one of the more important women of the Julio Claudian dynasty as she was related to Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Nero and was the mother of Claudius. Originally in the collection of Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi, it is now in the National Museum, Rome.
The Collection of the Late John Schaeffer AO
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8381
1:00pm - 25 August 2020
36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra
VIEWING
Viewing in Sydney:
Thursday 20 - Monday 24 August, 10am - 4pm
Auction:
Session 1: 1:00pm (Lots 1-254)
Session 2: 6:00pm (Lots 300-517)
CONTACT
Hamish Clark
hamish.clark@leonardjoel.com.au
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