On view
Ancient Mediterranean Art
Seated Tyche,
second half of 2nd century CE
Roman
Roman Imperial Period, ca. 30 BCE–476 CE
1996-179 a-b
Information
Title
Seated Tyche
Dates
second half of 2nd century CE
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
21.9 x 12.1 x 16.5 cm (8 5/8 x 4 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Museum Purchase
Object Number
1996-179 a-b
Place Made
Roman Empire
Culture
Period
Materials
Sold at Sotheby's, London, November 14, 1960, no. 116; sold at Sotheby's, New York, May 19, 1979, no. 203; purchased by the Museum at Sotheby's, London, July 2, 1996, no. 111.
- Fine Egyptian, Luristan, Greek and Roman antiquities, (London: Sotheby, 1960)., cat. no. 116.
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Cornelius C. Vermeule, "The Colossus of Porto Raphti in Attica", Hesperia 31, no. 1 (Jan.–Mar., 1962): p. 62-81.
, pp. 75-79; pl. 27 - Cornelius C. Vermeule, Roman Imperial art in Greece and Asia Minor, (Cambridge, Mass., 1968)., pp. 35-37; fig. 15.
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Important Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Egyptian, and Western Asiatic antiquities: property of various owners including John R. Gaines [and others: public auction ... May 19, 1979 ... New York, (New York: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1979).
, lot 202 -
Antiquities: auction: Tuesday, 2 July 1996, (London: Sotheby's, 1996).
, cat. no. 111 - "Acquisitions of the Art Museum 1996," Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University 56, no. 1/2 (1997): p. 75-115., p. 103
