Description
This statuette is thought to depict Concordia, the Roman personification of harmony, one of the four principal virtues of the Roman Empire. Concordia sits on a high-backed throne and wears an ornamental headband, a long tunic tied above her waist, and a cloak, which drapes over her left shoulder and lap. The figure likely held a libation dish in her extended right hand and a cornucopia (horn of plenty) in her missing left hand.
Provenance
J.J. Klejman (1906-1995), New York City; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1965.
Accession Number
23486
Medium
Bronze and silver inlay
Dimensions
15.5 × 8.1 × 9.5 cm (6 1/8 × 3 3/8 × 3 3/4 in.)
Classification
statuette
Credit Line
Wirt D. Walker Endowment