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A BAROQUE LIMESTONE FIGURE OF POSEIDON
A BAROQUE LIMESTONE FIGURE OF POSEIDON
17TH CENTURY
the muscular figure, with full parted beard, stands holding the shaft of his trident
94cm high
Catalogue Note
This present lot derives from the Poseidon of Melos, a Hellenistic statue, of the Protector of seafarers, found on the Island of Melos.