Lotto 228 | Roman Marble Herm with a Sleeping Satyr, 1st - 2nd century AD; height cm 32 (cm 33,5 with Iron support)

Bertolami Fine Art - Riversdell Close 27, KT16 9JW Chertsey
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Roman Marble Herm with a Sleeping Satyr, 1st - 2nd century AD; height cm 32 (cm 33,5 with Iron support)

Roman Marble Herm with a Sleeping Satyr, 1st - 2nd century AD; height cm 32 (cm 33,5 with Iron support); A small torso of a naked male figure, naturalistically modelled with well-defined musculature; remains of drapery over his left shoulder, which hanging oh his back, covering pilaster of the herma used as a support. The pelvis protrudes forward and the shoulders fall backwards as if the body fall without strength. This particular posture recalls the theme of the sleeping Satyr. Provided with an iron museal stand. Provenance: English private collection formed between 1970s and late 1990s.