OVER LIFE SIZE GRAECO-ROMAN TORSO OF YOUTHFUL GOD APOLLO

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Ca. AD 1 - 200. A breccia torso of youthful god Apollo, shown in contrapposto, the weight set on the left leg with the right leg advanced. The chest is broad above a narrow waist, and the abdomen softly modelled with a drilled navel. The reverse with a pronounced spinal groove, the flanks and buttocks modelled in rounded planes. For similar see: A. Coliva, I Borghese e l'antico, cat. 47, Atleta vincitore. Size: 960mm x 460mm; Weight: 100+kg Provenance: Private UK collection; Ex Maurice Grancher collection, France, 1950s-1970s; Previously in the collection of Kalebdjian Freres Antiquaires, France, 1954. 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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