![Tall Greek Hellenistic Gilt Terracotta Statue of Aphrodite: Ancient Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd to 1st century BCE. An amazing large terra-cotta statue of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, standing in an elegant contrapposto position. She stands with her](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333176/180116978_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718399015)
Ancient Greek & Roman Statues & Statuettes
![Tall Greek Hellenistic Gilt Terracotta Statue of Aphrodite: Ancient Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd to 1st century BCE. An amazing large terra-cotta statue of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, standing in an elegant contrapposto position. She stands with her](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333176/180116978_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718399015)
![Roman Bronze Cautes / Cautopates Figure, ex-Sotheby's: Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A rare and quite remarkable bronze figure of a cautes or cautopates, an attendant of the sun god Mithras, depicted traditionally in a Phrygian cap an](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333176/179974436_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718311641)
![Superb Roman Bronze Appliques - Busts of Hercules: Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd century CE. A fine pair of bronze appliques of the legendary hero Hercules (Greek Herakles), each depicting him from the chest up and likely intended for a wagon or car](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333176/179974420_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718311641)
![Roman head of a woman / Portrait of a princess or an empress, Type Hanovre-Palazzo Corsini: ITEM: Head of a woman / Portrait of a princess or an empress, Type Hanovre-Palazzo Corsini MATERIAL: Marble CULTURE: Roman PERIOD: Severan period, 193 - 235 A.D DIMENSIONS: 350 mm x 210 mm x 230 mm, a](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/9098/332970/179742408_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718041824)
![1st C. Gandharan Copper Figure Voluptuous Goddess: Ancient Central Asia, Pakistan, Gandhara, ca. 1st century CE. A remarkably rare copper lead alloy figure of a voluptuous, bare-breasted goddess adorned in drapery, bangles, and anklets as she holds bi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333176/179974437_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718311641)
![Roman Bronze Nude Apollo Citharoedus, ex-Christie's: Roman, Imperial period, ca. 2nd century CE. A fabulous bronze figure of Apollo Kitharoidos or Citharoedus - a depiction of Apollo, the Greek and Roman god of archery, music, and prophecy, holding a ki](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333176/179974429_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718311641)
![Archaic Greek Bronze Figure Youthful Nude Kouros: **Originally Listed At $4000** Greece, northern Peloponnese, perhaps Olympia, ca. late 6th century BCE. A cast bronze figure of a nude, youthful man, shown with his long hair falling to his neck, his](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1103/333224/180001442_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1718320432)
News about Ancient Greek & Roman Statues & Statuettes
![Closing soon: Met’s Chroma, revealing colorful truth of ancient sculpture](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Reconstruction-of-marble-finial-in-the-form-of-a-sphinx-detail-2022-1.jpg)
Closing soon: Met’s Chroma, revealing colorful truth of ancient sculpture
NEW YORK – Ancient Greek and Roman sculpture was once colorful, vibrantly painted, and richly adorned with detailed ornamentation. On view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through March 26, Chroma: Ancient Sculpture in Color reveals the colorful backstory of polychromy — meaning “many colors” in Greek — and presents new discoveries of surviving ancient color […]
![US returns smuggled ancient artifacts to Libya](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Hellenic-bust-of-a-veiled-woman-circa-350-BCE.png)
US returns smuggled ancient artifacts to Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) – The United States on March 31 returned a cache of smuggled ancient artifacts to Libya as the oil-rich Mediterranean country struggles to protect its heritage against the backdrop of years of war, turmoil and unrest. The repatriated items include two sculptures dating to the 4th century BCE from the ancient city of […]
![Native American ceramics, modern art star at Auctions at Showplace, Nov. 7](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Helen-Shupla-Pueblo-Blackware-Pottery-Melon-Vase-1.jpg)
Native American ceramics, modern art star at Auctions at Showplace, Nov. 7
NEW YORK – Auctions at Showplace will continue the fall auction season with an exciting sale on November 7. It will feature a diverse offering including Picasso ceramics, a selection of modern art, mid-century furnishings, Asian objects, antiquities, fine jewelry along with costume jewelry and luxury goods from prime New York Metropolitan area estates. Absentee and […]
![Newark Museum to host important Steuben glass exhibition](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Screen-Shot-2018-12-04-at-10.46.24-AM.png)
Newark Museum to host important Steuben glass exhibition
NEWARK, N.J. – A sparkling, colorful gift of Steuben glass from The Thomas N. Armstrong III Collection will be on display in an upcoming exhibition at the Newark Museum. Unexpected Color: A Journey Through Glass, opening on April 28, 2019, showcases more than 130 works in glass designed by Frederick Carder for the famed Steuben Glass Works […]