CA0167 Rare 19th century Grand Tour bronze of the goddess Juno

Very rare late 19th century Italian Grand Tour patinated bronze of the Roman goddess Juno (Hera in the Greek pantheon) mother of the god of war Mars and principle female divinity of Rome. Goddess of childbirth and member of the Capitoline triad of deities introduced by the early Etruscan kings. The original marble statue a copy of a Greek original now resides in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale in Naples. Dark almost black patination set upon a   Siena marble block base. Seldom seen example of an important Grand Tour statue. Italy, circa 1890.

H 27cm x W 9cm x D 5cm