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MARBLE TORSO OF APHRODITE
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MARBLE TORSO OF APHRODITE
See original version (French)
Estimate €40,000 - €60,000
Voluntary lot
Description
MARBLE TORSO OF APHRODITE
Roman art, 1st century BC – 1st century AD
A torso depicting the goddess Aphrodite, half-naked. A pleated drape covers her legs. She stands with her hips slightly turned out, her body twisted to her left, leaning on her right leg and resting her elbow on a figure of a kore dressed in a chiton, standing on a cylindrical base and holding her right hand to her breast. The drapery falls down her left leg.
Visible losses and a fracture.
Height: 48.5 cm
Provenance: Nicolas Koutoulakis, Paris
Private French collection, acquired in 1977, then passed down through the family
A Roman marble torso of Aphrodite,
1st century BC–1st century AD
See original version (French)
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Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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