A Greek marble figure of a female
Hellenistic Period, circa 3rd-2nd Century B.C.
Depicted partially nude, an arm resting on her left shoulder, standing with her weight on her left leg, the right leg bent, drapery swathed around her hips in a diagonal roll and falling to the ground in thick folds, 46cm high注脚Provenance:
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 11 July 1988, lot 133.
with Charles Ede Limited, London.
Private collection, UK, acquired from the above in July 1989.

The present lot possibly depicts Psyche as part of an amorous group with the arm of Eros around her, a popular theme in Hellenistic art. The pose of the present lot, standing in contrapposto with an exposed torso and drapery hanging low on her hips, is derived from Hellenistic portrayals of Aphrodite and is close to the Pontia-Eulopia and Arles types; see R.R.R. Smith, Hellenistic Sculpture, London, 1991, p. 81.