An exquisite Roman statue of the goddess Tyche. Standing 31 ½ inches high, and executed in the rarest of materials: porphyry. © Christie's Images Ltd. 2008

NEW YORK.- On June 4, Christie’s New York is pleased to offer an exquisite Roman statue of the goddess Tyche. Standing 31 ½ inches high, and executed in the rarest of materials: porphyry. The statue was formerly in the private collection of Dr. Elie Borowski, collector and connoisseur of ancient art, who acquired it in 1967. It was on loan to the sculpture museum Liebighaus in Frankfurt, Germany from 1980-1986, and later exhibited at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto from 1986-1991.

Auction: Antiquities June 4, 2008. Viewing: Christie’s Rockefeller Galleries May 31- June 3, 2008.

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