ROMAN BRONZE VENUS AT THE BATH FIGURINE

拍品描述

Ca. AD 200. A bronze figurine of bathing Venus, standing in contrapposto with a mantle gathered at the hips. The body is rendered with soft anatomical modelling, with the left arm drawing the garment around the waist, wrapped as a thick band and falling in deep diagonal folds. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1824,0497.8. Size: 150mm x 80mm; Weight: 590g Provenance: Property of an London art professional; previously in an old 1970's Canadian collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

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