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HAURAN, SYRIA, CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
AN EASTERN ROMAN BASALT MALE TORSO
HAURAN, SYRIA, CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
The muscular figure depicted nude, the torso twisting into an S-curve, with exaggerated details including the pectorals, the rib cage on both the front and back, the iliac crests, and the dimpled buttocks, a mortise on the neck for the separately-made, now-missing head
14¾ in. (37.5 cm.) high
HAURAN, SYRIA, CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
The muscular figure depicted nude, the torso twisting into an S-curve, with exaggerated details including the pectorals, the rib cage on both the front and back, the iliac crests, and the dimpled buttocks, a mortise on the neck for the separately-made, now-missing head
14¾ in. (37.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Private Collection, Lyon, 1975.
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