Late 19th Century Bronze Statue "Girl Playing Knucklebones" after the Antique

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Late 19th Century Bronze Statue "Girl Playing Knucklebones" after the Antique

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Late 19th century gilt bronze figurine featuring a young girl playing knucklebones. She wears a chiton, which has slipped to expose her right shoulder. Round green "Vert de Mer" marble base. Light wear to the gilding. Often attributed to Pradier (1790-1852), the "Girl Playing Knucklebones" is in fact a copy after the famous Antique statue discovered Vigna Giustiniani in 1732, today conserved at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin. In 1732, Etienne Parrocel (1696-1776) realized a drawing after the original marble, today conserved at the Louvre Museum in Paris. The significance of the knucklebones, which undoubtedly had a symbolic dimension and bore witness to new practices or beliefs in Ancient Greece, may also have been a factor in their rapid diffusion. Here, the girl playing is placing herself in the hands of chance, a reference to fate and the gods that preside over it. The young girl destined to be a wife is placing herself in the hands of Aphrodite, a divinity who became more and more important from the 4th century BC onward. Indeed, the "Aphrodite throw," where each knucklebone fell on a different side, was the best throw. Similarly, a girl waiting to be married was sometimes named philastragale, which means "loving knucklebones." If placed in the tomb of an adolescent girl, the figurine could have symbolized the thwarted fate of a future wife, who died before her time. If offered as an ex-voto in a sanctuary, it could also highlight the transition from the status of adolescent to that of married woman. The presence of real knucklebones, sometimes found in large numbers in certain tombs and sanctuaries, confirms the symbolic value of these game pieces. circa 1880 Dimensions: W 10.6 in, D 10.6in, H 11.8in. Dimensions: L 27cm, P 27cm, H 30cm.

Attributed to:
J. Pradier (Sculptor)
Dimensions:
Height: 11.82 in (30 cm)Diameter: 10.63 in (27 cm)
Style:
Classical Greek (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Bronze,Marble,Gilt
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
Late 19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1880
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Light wear to the gilding.
Seller Location:
Paris, FR
Reference Number:
Seller: 22321stDibs: LU206537946063

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