ROMAN MARBLE LIFE SIZE LOWER TORSO OF APHRODITE OF CYRENE TYPE

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Ca. AD 1 - 300. A marble life size fragment of an Aphrodite Cyrene Type, comprising the lower torso from the waist and the legs to just below the knees. The abdomen is smoothly modelled with a shallow navel above a lightly carved pubic triangle, the hips broad and the thighs rounded, the stance set with the left leg slightly advanced. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 2010,5006.93. Size: 600mm x 240mm; Weight: 43.1kg Provenance: Private UK collection; Ex American and British collections, 1990s-2010s; Purchased by Joseph J. Klejman in 1969 and in his collection 1969-1990s; previously with Mathias Komor gallery, USA. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece comes with an authentication report from Prof. John Pollini, Professor of Classical Art, Archaeology, History, and Classics and USC Associates Endowed Professor in Art History, Department of Art History, University of Southern California, Los Angeles; This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.

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