(Interiors, Homes & Antiques | Live Online, 7th December 2020) A late 19th/20th century Italian Neapolitan white marble figure of the Psyche of Capua A late 19th/20th century Italian Neapolitan white marble figure of the Psyche of Capua, After the Antique, signed Sommer, Napoli to the back, 57cm high Note: This white marble figure is a copy of an ancient Roman marble, thought to be a copy of a Greek 3rd century BC original possibly produced by Scopas. It was excavated in the 18th century at the amphitheatre of Capua. The figure is thought to represent Psyche, and it has been suggested that the smooth surface to the side of the figure indicates that it was once joined with another, possibly that of Eros. If so it could represent Aphrodite and to take its inspiration, ultimately, from the Aphrodite of Knidos. It may simply have been that when the original was carved, the sculptor used separate pieces of marble which are now lost, alternatively the figure could possibly have been part of a pediment which would also explain why it was carved in this manner. 57cm high
(Interiors, Homes & Antiques | Live Online, 7th December 2020) A late 19th/20th century Italian Neapolitan white marble figure of the Psyche of Capua A late 19th/20th century Italian Neapolitan white marble figure of the Psyche of Capua, After the Antique, signed Sommer, Napoli to the back, 57cm high Note: This white marble figure is a copy of an ancient Roman marble, thought to be a copy of a Greek 3rd century BC original possibly produced by Scopas. It was excavated in the 18th century at the amphitheatre of Capua. The figure is thought to represent Psyche, and it has been suggested that the smooth surface to the side of the figure indicates that it was once joined with another, possibly that of Eros. If so it could represent Aphrodite and to take its inspiration, ultimately, from the Aphrodite of Knidos. It may simply have been that when the original was carved, the sculptor used separate pieces of marble which are now lost, alternatively the figure could possibly have been part of a pediment which would also explain why it was carved in this manner. 57cm high
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